‘Its pretty much a guarantee you’ll get stung’: jellyfish keep swimmers out of Delaware beaches

Beach patrols report hundreds of stings a day as warmer waters and drought create favorable conditions for jellyfish

An unusually high number of jellyfish are crowding Delaware’s beaches this summer amid climate change and other environmental factors – keeping some beachgoers out of the ocean and stinging lifeguards as well as bathers.

Beach safety patrols in the state have https://www.facebook.com/WBOCTV16/videos/the-ocean-city-beach-patrol-is-keeping-sting-treatment-kits-on-hand-as-jellyfish/1798522164656116/">reported hundreds of daily stings as the jellyfish have increased with intensifying environmental factors, including warmer waters, hot and dry conditions, and water circulation favorable to the invertebrates.