This is tragic. And this is climate change.

 

Though they aren't as highly endangered as other river dolphins (such as the Indus River dolphin), the Amazon's river dolphins aren't exactly thriving, population-wise.  And this event won't help that situation.

Lukewarmers don't think this constitutes a climate crisis. That's because most lukewarmers and do-nothingists are human-centric and ignore bad environmental news.

At Least 125 River Dolphins Have Died Amid Drought and Heat in Brazilian Amazon

Though the pink animals’ cause of death is not confirmed, temperatures in the remote Lake Tefé reached 102 degrees Fahrenheit in late September

"It may be a while before scientists can officially determine what killed the dolphins, however. Lake Tefé is far from big cities with laboratories—it’s located some 2,000 miles from Rio de Janeiro and 1,850 miles from São Paulo, for example. The drought has also made transportation within the remote region even more difficult, as some smaller waterways and tributaries of the Amazon River have dried up, and the only way to get around would typically be by boat.

This has also cut off some local communities from supplies of drinking water, gas and food. As such, the state of Amazonas has declared a state of emergency for many of its municipalities, and the Brazilian government set up a task force to provide emergency aid, per Reuters."

That's climate change too, by the way.