Due to some miscommunication or lack of communication between another coworker and I, I was stuck at camp on the weekend. Me being stuck here, by the way, was entirely my fault. Anyway, while I was here doing not much, my coworkers were swimming at Kyeongpo Beach in Gangneung. The water was murky because of recent rain they did not notice the jellyfish until one was stung.
I do not know if they used vinegar or urine or what to relieve the sting.
Elgin, at the Marmot's Hole, has found that global warming and overfishing are causing larger blooms of jellyfish around the world.
From his post:
...filefish — a natural predator of jellyfish — have been over-fished around Korea to the point where jellyfish have flourished...
and from the New York Times article he links to:
The warmer seas and drier climate caused by global warming work to the jellyfish’s advantage, since nearly all jellyfish breed better and faster in warmer waters, according to Dr. Jennifer Purcell, a jellyfish expert at the Shannon Point Marine Center of Western Washington University.
Okay, now global warming is getting serious. If it interferes with my swimming, its got to be fixed.
My coworker is fine, now.
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