An upwelling of very cold water has led to the death of over a million fish off the Maryland coast.
According to the Washington Post, Ocean City has seen a fish kill of Atlantic croakers caused by a cold upwelling which caused a 20F drop in the water temperature.
Experts say that over a million Atlantic croakers, which were swimming about five miles off Ocean City were affected by the subsequent thermal shock caused by the upwelling. Thousands of the fish have washed up on the local beaches.
One expert suggested that the upwelling might have been caused by Hurricane Alex.
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