RSOE EDIS: United Kingdom - Biological Hazard - 2010.04.08

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2010-04-08 03:20:58 - Biological Hazard - United Kingdom EDIS CODE: BH-20100408-25614-GBR Date & Time: 2010-04-08 03:20:58 [UTC] Area: United Kingdom, , Coastal areas, Event exciting : Climate change Not confirmed information! Description: Climate change is causing swarms of highly venomous jellyfish to move into British waters, scientists have discovered. The lethal mauve stingers - Pelagia noctiluca - are tiny but can cover hundreds of thousands of square miles in one “bloom”. They are normally found in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Billions are swarming into waters in the northeast Atlantic as sea temperatures rise and currents change, a study in the journal Biology Letters says. The creatures can devastate fish farms and in one recent case 100,000 salmon were killed. People bathing in British waters are in no grave danger at present, according to Richard Kirby, a research fellow at the University of Plymouth. The name of Hazard: Pelagia noctiluca jellyfish invasion Species: Animal Posted:2010-04-08 03:20:58 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu