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Shark attacks around world fell by about one-quarter in 2018
theguardian.com ^ | 1/30/2019 | UNK

Posted on 02/01/2019 8:03:51 AM PST by rktman

The number of shark attacks around the world fell by about one-quarter last year, with the US and Australia reporting the highest number of them.

There were four fatalities worldwide, in line with the long-term average of six, according to the annual release of the Florida-based International Shark Attack File.

The US had the most shark attacks on humans in 2018, with 32 confirmed cases and one fatality. This was markedly lower than the 53 attacks there in 2017. Half of the 2018 attacks took place in Florida.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: heresharky
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Didn't see it in the piece but can we guess that possible cause? Ocean warming/glow-bull warming/salinity levels due to increased 'see-uh-O-2'?
1 posted on 02/01/2019 8:03:51 AM PST by rktman
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Of course we could see signs at the beach reading:

“NEW IMPROVED OCEAN WITH 25% LESS SHARK ATTACKS!”


2 posted on 02/01/2019 8:05:00 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Global warming made it too hot to eat humans. It’s true, I tell ya’!


3 posted on 02/01/2019 8:07:57 AM PST by laweeks
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It obviously couldn’t be from anything other than Glowbull warming. It is probably causing the sharks to eat more dolphins, baby seals and polar bear cubs instead of people. /s


4 posted on 02/01/2019 8:07:59 AM PST by fireman15
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Global warming, Trump’s fault, women & minorities hit hardest, diversity is our strength.

That should about cover it from the liberal perspective.


5 posted on 02/01/2019 8:08:18 AM PST by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: rktman

Vegetarian Sharks.

It’s a new craze with them.


6 posted on 02/01/2019 8:09:19 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Well, if Trump isn’t behind it then it’s gotta be AGW. Two most evil entities on erf.


7 posted on 02/01/2019 8:10:01 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Yeah, but, when you add in ocean/surf attacks by frikken laser beams, the numbers rise back to normal.

It seems everyone is going high-tech...even sharks.

8 posted on 02/01/2019 8:10:10 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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Sharks love to eat vegetarians. That’s why there are so many attacks in California.


9 posted on 02/01/2019 8:11:35 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: DakotaGator

Now wait a sec! “White males” have to be properly accounted for in any such reckoning.


10 posted on 02/01/2019 8:13:09 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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No doubt, Glowbull Warming, and when the shark attack rate rises again, also Glowbull Warming.

Or if it remains exactly the same for any measurable period of time...


11 posted on 02/01/2019 8:14:09 AM PST by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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OTOH, the “Baby Shark Song” isn’t going away, anytime soon.


12 posted on 02/01/2019 8:17:41 AM PST by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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RECORDED! Almost forgot that little item. I wonder how many “un-reported” attacks occur. Hmmmmm. Sounds like grant writing time. ;-)


13 posted on 02/01/2019 8:17:51 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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I need $100 Million dollars for a scientific study to prove that global warming reduces shark attacks.


14 posted on 02/01/2019 8:18:43 AM PST by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)
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To: rktman
Possibilities include:
15 posted on 02/01/2019 8:18:46 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: johnthebaptistmoore

Yeah, I almost linked to it. I only know it because of our “grand-neighbors”. ;-)


16 posted on 02/01/2019 8:18:54 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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I need $100 Million dollars for a scientific study to prove that global warming INCREASES shark attacks.


17 posted on 02/01/2019 8:20:19 AM PST by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)
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Are you thinking “Sharknado”? As far as the land sharks, could they have come out of the river in chitcago and attacked “juicy” in the bitter cold of Tuesday morning? Either that or ISIS.


18 posted on 02/01/2019 8:20:46 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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I need $100 Million dollars for a scientific study to prove that global warming HAS NO IMPACT on shark attacks.


19 posted on 02/01/2019 8:21:34 AM PST by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)
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WOW, not only has Trump stopped global warming in two years he has also stopped shark attacks.


20 posted on 02/01/2019 8:22:16 AM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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