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Frigid Waters

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

More than people hit by the arctic blast blanketing the US this week.

Our fish are in danger too.

Not every species can survive in cooling waters.

In Florida, the manatees are staying huddled together to keep warm. They’re at the Blue Spring State Park where the water is hovering at a mild 72 degrees, much warmer than the open river waters. Manatees need water temps to be over 68 degrees to live.

A record number of dead manatees were found last year partly from the colder temperatures recorded last winter.

Let’s hope this arctic air finds it’s way back north!

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