During July and August, as the US saw widespread
heatwaves and above-average coastal sea surface
temperatures, Connecticut, New York and North
Carolina reported more severe and fatal V. vulnificus
infections. At least five people have died in those
states.
The bacteria naturally live in coastal waters and
proliferate in the warmer months when ocean
temperatures are at their highest.
While most people have become sick after eating raw
or undercooked seafood, people can also get infected
after swimming in the ocean with an open wound, such
as a recent piercing or tattoo or even a minor cut
or scrape.
People can also be exposed to the bacteria when
hurricanes, floods and storm surges force coastal
waters inland. For example, in the days after
Hurricane Ian last year, Florida health officials
reported 38 cases and 11 vibriosis-related deaths
attributed to the storm.
The bacteria like warmer temperatures and in the
past, the bulk of US infections were reported by
people who lived in Gulf Coast states.
From JTEM is so reasonable@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 4 00:38:50 2023
The planet is considerably cooler now than it has been in
the past. The planet was maybe 4C warmer when Antarctica
froze over. The planet was warmer, sea level was maybe 16
feet higher during the last interglacial, the one previous to
this one, when Neanderthals ruled Europe.
You don't know what science is, and you have no basis what
so ever to discuss human origins. Go away.