TheVoiceOfJoyce Mongolia experiencing temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius endangering grayling fish.

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www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/16/mongolia-pristine-lake-hovsgol-has-endured-for-2-million-years-why-are-its-fish-in-crisis-aoe

Climate Change affects everyone and every living creature!

The lake’s remoteness, protected status as a national park and low human population density have preserved its character and ecosystems for centuries – but now climate breakdown threatens the lake and the people who rely on it. Since 1940, air temperatures in Mongolia have increased by more than 2C (3.6F), more than double the global average, making it one of the countries most severely affected by the climate crisis.

And just as Mongolia’s herders and livestock are struggling to cope with rising temperatures above ground, so are the fish that live in Lake Hovsgol.

When the grayling head up the tributaries, they’re vulnerable, they’re easy to catch

Olaf Jensen

Lake Hovsgol is home to 10 fish species, including the endangered and endemic Hovsgol grayling (Thymallus nigrescens). Long, thin and unassuming most of the year, the silver bodies of males turn opalescent blue during the spawning season.

For the past 15 years, Mongolian and US

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