{"id":6874,"date":"2012-07-19T02:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blitransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=6874"},"modified":"2017-06-21T14:18:50","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T19:18:50","slug":"glacier-retreat-affects-salmon-fisheries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/2012\/07\/19\/glacier-retreat-affects-salmon-fisheries\/","title":{"rendered":"Glacier Retreat Affects Salmon Fisheries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As global temperatures rise, glaciers retreat, affecting the landscape and wildlife around them. Salmon depend on the glaciers to maintain their habitat. Without it, salmon and the people who depend on them for their livelihood may be in trouble.<\/p>\n

Salmon need cool temperatures to swim in and spawn. Adult salmon will die in waters over 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Glaciers melting each year fill the streams with water and keep them cool at the same time. If glaciers melt too much, there won’t be enough spring melt to keep the salmon happy.<\/p>\n

Glaciers are melting in the Pacific Northwest, putting the salmon fisheries at risk. The video shows a time lapse of the retreating South Cascade Glacier in Washington.<\/p>\n