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A Lake With Stingless Jellyfish and Hints of Hotter Seas


Kakaban Lake, though, is not the only place in Indonesia to swim, pain free, with jellyfish. Researchers have found at least half a dozen marine lakes where jellyfish have evolved in similar ways. At least two can be found in the Raja Ampat islands of Indonesia, more than 600 miles southeast of Kakaban Lake. The world’s best-known jellyfish lake, in the nation of Palau, suffered a dramatic population crash in 2016, most likely because of drought and increased salinity caused by an El Niño weather condition. While the jellyfish continue to thrive on Kakaban, the island has just two human inhabitants, Suari, 28, and his uncle, Jumadi, 48.


Source: New York Times November 04, 2019 07:52 UTC



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