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Discover how Welsh coal mines can be the future of sustainably heated homes. How can mining water turn into a renewable heat source? Find out here.
As climate change is making heat waves more common around the world, including here in Connecticut, understanding this question is becoming more important. Cold-water fish like trout have a strategy for surviving extreme heat—moving into thermal refuges. Thermal refuges are areas in a river where colder water discharges into warmer stream water, creating a "cold-water patch." This can be caused by groundwater seeping into the stream at certain locations or even when a smaller, well-shaded stream joins a larger river, creating a plume of colder water.
The escape of thousands of fish from a farm in Iceland puts at risk the salmon's local population. Read more here.