Marine heat waves and raw sewage combine to put human health at risk
When intensifying heat is coupled with pollution, waterborne bacterial pathogens can multiply.
When intensifying heat is coupled with pollution, waterborne bacterial pathogens can multiply.
The oceanic phenomenon could lead to more pathogen-carrying mosquitoes, bacteria and toxic algae.
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