7 dead whales were found in Alaska over the weekend, and experts blame the climate crisis

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(CNN)Dead gray whales keep showing up along the west coast of North America, from Alaska to Mexico, and it has become a concern for marine biologists.

And you guessed it: The climate crisis is theorized as the leading cause for these deaths.
Over the July 4 weekend, seven dead gray whales were discovered in Alaska: four near Kodiak Island, two at Egegik and another at Takli Island.
These findings raise the death toll for gray whales in Alaska to 22 this year.
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Kodiak Island
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared an unusual mortality event for gray whales on May 31.
The criteria to define an unusual mortality event
  1. A marked increase in the magnitude or a marked change…

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