Swarms of Jellyfish: Inconvenient Truth of the Day

Wendy Cohen August 4, 2008 | 7:17 pm EST

Jellyfish look peaceful and beautiful as they glide through the water. Unless of course they touch you and release their venom instantly onto your skin. Not a great day at the beach, that’s for sure.

The New York Times reports that jellyfish are becoming more numerous and more widespread, and they are showing up in places where they have rarely been seen before. And not only are they a pest for beach-goers and fisherman but their growing population is an alarming sign of our ocean’s health.

From overfishing and poluution, to rising sea temperatures due to climate change, the number of jellyfish near the shore are signs that the oceans are sick and it is high tide that we do something to help.

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