Thursday, February 17, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Current Event
The number of shark attacks in the past year have unfortunately increased, but oddly, they decreased in Florida, the shark capital of the world. The number has increased 25 percent from 63 to 79, with an above average amount of 6 fatal attacks.
Although Florida still led the US with 13 attacks, it is a great decline from the yearly average of 23. It appears to be a reflection of the poor economy, meaning less and less people are visiting the coastal areas for vacation.
The attacks are believed to be due to warmer water temperatures that came with the unusually hot summer. The attacks have also been attributed to the dead sheep dumped in the ocean as they passed away in transit, as well as divers feeding reef fish and even sharks.
Finally, many believe shark attacks can be avoided if people would just use common sense. It doesn't seem like that much to ask. If people wouldn't swim in fishing areas or inlets, the number of attacks would continue to decrease.
Although Florida still led the US with 13 attacks, it is a great decline from the yearly average of 23. It appears to be a reflection of the poor economy, meaning less and less people are visiting the coastal areas for vacation.
The attacks are believed to be due to warmer water temperatures that came with the unusually hot summer. The attacks have also been attributed to the dead sheep dumped in the ocean as they passed away in transit, as well as divers feeding reef fish and even sharks.
Finally, many believe shark attacks can be avoided if people would just use common sense. It doesn't seem like that much to ask. If people wouldn't swim in fishing areas or inlets, the number of attacks would continue to decrease.
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