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CREDIT: Maryland Department of Natural Resources

AUGUST ARTICLE:

Brook trout are particularly sensitive to high water temperatures

By John Hayes
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This summer’s hot sun has pushed some anglers off the water before lunch, but it’s only the bad luck of a short-term weather pattern. Evidence continues to grow, however, that long-term climate change is impacting global water temperatures.

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