Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile's beaches

Heaps of dead whales, salmon and sardines blamed on the El Nino freak weather phenomenon have clogged Chile's Pacific beaches in recent months. Thousands of dead clams pictured on the shores of Chiloe Island [Credit: AFP/Alvaro Vidal]Last year, scientists were shocked when more than 300 whales turned up dead on remote bays of the southern coast. It was the first in a series of grim finds. At the start of this year, a surge in algae...

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