# Daily Episode 222 - Our waterways (and the life inside them) are cooked.

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Podcast: [Breaking Down: Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-down-collapse-1364764)
Published: 2026-08-19T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

A look at various articles highlighting the ways in which we have doomed our waterways: Fears of ‘catastrophic’ decline of giant Australian cuttlefish after only 44 counted in dive survey | Marine life | The Guardian Romania shuts down nuclear reactor as Danube hits record lows – POLITICO Gulf oil spill fast becoming one of world’s worst in years, agencies warn | The Straits Times 'Environmental disaster' as one billion plastic pellets enter River Tyne - Geographical El Niño may peak at the worst time for the Amazon – and it should worry us all | Amazon rainforest | The Guardian Rate of climate change affects stability of the AMOC | EurekAlert! Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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