Warmer and more acid seas cause huge blooms of jellyfish, but scientists are working on ways to convert them into something usefulThe combination of climate change and overfishing is causing a population explosion in jellyfish. Since there are fewer fish to eat them, they appear off the British coast in vast swarms. This is a threat to nuclear power stations - because they can block the intake of cooling water - and to fish farms, where thousands get caught in the netting, sometimes killing hundreds of salmon by depriving them of oxygen.Some species are poisonous, and so caution is required when jellyfish float next to you in the sea or are stranded on beaches. Their sting can be powerful. Continue reading...
Weatherwatch: climate change and overfishing bring explosion of jellyfish
7. listopadu 2017 0:47
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Zdroj: The Guardian