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Shark attacks on humans have become more frequent this summer. For example, in North Carolina recorded just six last June such cases, although there were only four in the entire past year.
But even more surprising is the fact that for a hundred and ten years since 1905 years, sharks attacked people in these places only fifty five time. It turns out that the activity of predators every year, and especially lately, increasing. Scientists attribute this to global warming because the most likely shark attacks on of people occurs at sea temperature above 27 degrees Celsius. This year in North Carolina it reached such a mark already in April.
This year’s drought also affected shark activity, as a decrease in fresh water flowing into the sea increased its salinity, and sharks just adore water “more saline”. Global warming increased the presence of local herring in local waters (menhaden), which sharks love and therefore appear in its places highest concentration.
As the researchers specify, there are no bathing areas nearby arrange fishing as sharks feel the blood on tens of kilometers and literally “flock to her”, besides they often injured by fishing tackle and become especially aggressive.
These are not very comforting conclusions of scientists voiced Curator of the World Database on Shark Attacks on Humans Florida Museum of Natural History by George Burgess. And although North Carolina was taken as an example in this case, the reasons Shark aggressiveness is seen all over the world. Can remember the accident that happened in Egypt where the white a shark attacked a German tourist in the water.
But is shark afraid, Burgess asks? And then he answers to your question is negative, that is – not worth it. Shark activity, of course, increases, he says, but the likelihood that she will attack you, equals one chance out of twelve millions. He is echoed by the fatalists, who, as always, with some with a touch of black humor they notice that if you are destined to hang yourself, then you will never drown and you are not afraid of any shark. But if you are destined to be eaten by a white shark, then it will find you even in the home pool …
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