Impacts www.newsweek.com Flesh-eating bacteria could be claiming more victims thanks to climate change, experts say Even a rise in temperature of a degree or two can can increase the number of one particular type of "flesh-eating" bacteria in ocean water, an expert told "Newsweek".
Newsletter www.wlrn.org Why is flesh-eating bacteria on the rise? Some point to climate change If it seems like you're seeing more reports about flesh-eating bacteria, you actually are. The number of cases is up, though only slightly.