Flesh-Eating Bacteria Spreading to the North

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A flesh-eating bacteria may be on the rise on some East Coast beaches due to the climate change. What normally would be found on beaches in southern states such as Louisiana and Texas has now been found in the Delaware Bay. It's spread by handling or eating raw or undercooked seafood, especially oysters. Vibrio vulnificus usually occurs in high-salt, brackish waters with surface temperatures above 55 degrees Fahrenheit. This is just another example of what global warming is doing to our planet. Photo is from Pixabay (is not Vibrio vulnificus but looks similar).