Marine biologist Christopher Harley from the University of British Columbia says he has found hundreds of thousands of dead mussels o

Heat Wave Killed An Estimated 1 Billion Sea Creatures, And Scientists Fear Even Worse

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Marine biologist Christopher Harley from the University of British Columbia says he has found hundreds of thousands of dead mussels on one beach alone. Christopher Harley/University of British Columbia hide caption

Marine biologist Christopher Harley from the University of British Columbia says he has found hundreds of thousands of dead mussels on one beach alone.

With the Pacific region hitting record-setting temperatures in the last few weeks, a new study from Canada shows the heat waves' enormous impact on marine life: An estimated 1 billion sea creatures on the coast of Vancouver have died as a result of the heat, a researcher said.

"I've been working in the Pacific Northwest for most of the past 25 years, and I have not seen anything like this here," he said. "This is far more extensive than anything I've ever seen."

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