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.
Tag: Vibrio vulnificus
Science, not stridence, solves our water problems
Runoff that is often polluted by sewage has impacted many Florida water bodies, causing algae blooms.
Hurricane season not over yet for Florida; warmer coastal waters fueling spread of flesh-eating bacteria
Already, 2023 is an active year for hurricanes, with seven more named storms than normal through Oct. 11.
Above-average temperatures expected in Florida over next three months; five dead in state from ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria
More parts of Florida may see record-high temperatures this month.
Warming oceans allow flesh-eating bacteria to thrive, scientists hope to revive sea urchin
Warmer ocean temperatures enable a flesh-eating bacterium to thrive farther north than ever before.