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Pacific starfish die-off continues, but there is hope

2014-09-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Newsweek: A grisly horror show is playing out along the West Coast of North America. Remains of millions of dead and dying sea stars, commonly known as starfish, litter the shoreline from Vancouver to San Diego. Those stars are the victims of a swift and brutal illness. First, the animals body deflates, as if drained of all its water. Then the trademark arms begin to curl, detaching from rocks. White lesions appear, like festering canker sores. Then the star explodes as organs rupture though the body wall....

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