Interesting story I read on line, about a MASSIVE number of jelly fish, that overwhelmed and killed 100 thousand farmed salmon.
Happened near Northern Ireland. The jellyfish are normally found in the Mediterranean Sea.
Here's the link to the story:
http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2007/11/21/Jellyfish.Attack/?cvqh=itn_jellyfish
Opinions?
2007-11-21 12:35:40 · 4 answers · asked by Bohemian_Garnet_Permaculturalist 7 in Environment ➔ Global Warming
An interesting story, glad I wasn't swimming in the sea at the time. The waters around the UK have been warming up for quite some time now and this is just the latest in a long line of instances of unusual events that would normally be confined to traditionally warmer areas.
Portuguese man-o-war jellyfish have started arriving in the UK's coastal waters, some have been washed up on beaches. Having been stung by jellyfish a few times when I was younger I now have an intense dislike of the things.
My girlfriend is a marine biologist, she says that whilst such events are extremely unusual they have happened before. The difference now is that these odd events are happening more frequently and in more places. It's a clear sign that something is happening and could be construed as evidence for global warming; although it's not absolute proof.
Globally, sea temperatures have only risen a small amount, considerably less than air temperatures. Apparently marine life can be very sensitive to even small changes in the ocean's conditions so whilst the changes may be small, the effects can be much more profound.
2007-11-21 13:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am interested in the explanation of how this is connected to global warming.
No judgment for now, just interest.
That large of a number of jellyfish get uber creepy. Like I said in response to an earlier question with this article linked, you never suspect the jellyfish.
2007-11-21 20:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by Heather 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, on the Global Warming front, I say that it does exist, and it's a serious problem.
Jellyfish...Interesting, and worrisome. I don't think they'd be connected, but the jellies' translucent bodies could be affected by the UV rays somehow, and that could be...um...doing...bad stuff? I dunno much about jellyfish.
2007-11-21 20:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by REGINAMIA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judging by their purple color, I'd say they were grape jellyfish.
2007-11-21 20:51:56 · answer #4 · answered by Agent 00Zero 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋