Heatwave causing jellyfish blooms?
The dangerous irukandji jellyfish is not usually found as far south as Fraser Island, Queensland. Yet six people have been hospitalised after irukandji stings on Fraser Island beaches over the past few weeks. ABC radio's PM team explore if warmer temperatures have anything to do with this: Heatwave causing massive jellyfish blooms.
Are warmer waters a factor in the recent spat of stings by the dangerous irukandji jellyfish off Fraser Island, Queensland (a place this jellyfish is not usually found)? ABC's PM team explore this question here: Heatwave causing massive jellyfish blooms.