Venomous sea creatures plague Europe’s warming beaches
- Posted on August 19, 2026
- By Financial Times
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Climate-driven ocean warming is transforming European coastal ecosystems, triggering unprecedented invasions of dangerous marine species. Portuguese men o' war, highly venomous colonial organisms, are appearing with alarming frequency along previously safe beaches. Scientists link these invasions directly to rising sea temperatures, signaling how global warming reshapes marine biodiversity and poses emerging health risks to swimmers and coastal communities across the continent.
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