Giant jellyfish head north in warming world

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Mon, 11/16/2009 - 03:33

Dr.<br /><br />Shinichi Uye of Hiroshima University grabs a large jellyfish he retrieved from the sea in Kokonogi, Japan, on Oct. 14.<br /><br />Once considered a rarity occurring every 40 years, jellyfish swarms are now an almost annual occurrence along several thousand kilometers of Japan's coast.Scientists believe climate change is behind growing swarms of giant and venomous jellyfish that now make almost annual appearances along Japan's coastline and beyond.




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