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Risk of brain-eating amoeba, flesh-eating bacteria may increase due to climate change: Experts (abcnews.go.com)

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Infections are rare, but pathogens and bacteria thrive in warmer waters.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Yeah, plastic getting into glaciers are making them melt quicker because the plastics aren't as good at reflecting lightwaves and heat as white snow or ice, heating up the plastic and in turn heating up the ice.