Should We Be Fearful of Warming Oceans?

 Should We Be Fearful of Warming Oceans?

    Infections from a particular type of flesh-eating bacteria, which can be fatal, could significantly rise in the coming decades as ocean temperatures rise and the organisms expand to new coastal regions as a result of climate change.According to research released on Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, the number of Vibrio vulnificus infections along the eastern U.S. coast may double over the next 20 years, in part because warmer sea surface temperatures will allow the flesh-eating bacterium to flourish in waters farther north than ever. Warm, shallow coastal waterways are ideal habitats for the V. vulnificus bacterium, and summertime is usually when infections are most common. Through wounds or other skin lesions that come into touch with seawater, people may pick up an infection. Due to its quick spread of infections as well as its ability to seriously harm a person's skin, V. vulnificus is known as "a nasty little bug."  According to a recent research study, by the 2040s, this bacteria may have expanded to include heavily inhabited regions near New York. This bacteria is currently moving up the coast. According to the experts, 140 to 200 infections could happen annually in the stronger-emissions circumstance, and the bacterium may be prevalent in every state along the East Coast. It is very important for us to be aware of the way the world is changing and how these changes are posing dangers to human health. Even though these infections are extremely rare, they are often devastating.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/fear-warming-oceans-flesh-eating-bacteria-rcna75935