Posted on 10/09/2018 5:51:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Human beings might have to cope with an increasing amount of venomous bites, stings, and other brush ups with poison due to climate change. That’s according to a new study, coming at the same time that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report warning that negative impacts from a warming world are coming faster than expected.
According to a massive new analysis of poisonous or venomous aquatic animals, dangerous species might become increasingly common in new ranges. Species whose ranges might shift polewards due to warmer water include lionfish, sea snakes, crown-of-thorns starfish and a number of different types of venomous jellies.
According to the researchers, the problem is only going to be exacerbated in the future as more and more people move into coastal areas. They note that by the end of the century, 50 percent of the world’s population will be living within 60 miles of a coastline.
“There are more and more people going in the water,” Purcell agrees.
“We are a part of our environment and our ecosystem. Changes affect us and we change what’s happening in our ecosystem,” Neylan says.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalgeographic.com ...
We would have aquariums with plastic coral reefs.
I want drones to go in there and wipe out 95% of great white sharks, 95% of ‘crown of thorns’, 70% of rays [an enormous number of them], and perhaps certain species of jellyfish [waaaay too many of them].
As President, I will declare war on Rogue Sea Creatures.
Jellyfish need to be dealt with harshly and in a manner that they will not soon forget.
I agree. Jellyfish should be put in the corner.
Except for the really pretty ones.
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