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#FleshEatingBacteria kill at least 7 along Gulf Coast. Here's how to protect yourself.

By Mark Strassman, Alex Sunby
August 10, 2026

Excerpt: "Researchers as far north as #NewYork have detected the bacteria in waters along the coast. In #Maryland, where over two dozen cases have been confirmed so far this year, health officials warned people to be cautious about swimming in #ChesapeakeBay.

" 'With every year now, because of #ClimateChange, we're seeing it higher and higher in more northerly latitudes,' said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine."

Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flesh-eating-bacteria-kill-gulf-coast-how-to-protect-yourself/

#Vibrio #WarmingOceans #VibrioVulnificus #FleshEating #StayOutOfTheWater

USGS Study Estimating A Monetary Value For Floodplain Ecosystem Services In The Chesapeake Bay And Delaware River Watersheds
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/chesapeake-bay-activities/science/floodplains-provide-millions-dollars-benefits-every-year <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118747 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #flood #flooding #floodinnundation #innundation #extremeweather #climatechange #watersheds #floodengineering #floodplains #nutrients #sediments #sedimentation #fluvial #soils #erosion #floodwaters #agriculture #farming #economics #accounting #mitigation #tradeoffs #management #landforms #geomorphology #ecosystems #publicsafety #communityhealth #appliedscience #water #hydrology #benefits #benefitstransfer #regulation #quantification #value #loss #lossanddamage #lossadjusting #Hazus #ChesapeakeBay #DelawareRiver
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