An international team of researchers studied core samples from the Po River Delta in Italy and found that found that rising seas could be detrimental to human health on a much shorter time scale. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Location map, cross-section, and images of parasitized Abra segmentum valves. A-Location map of investigated Po coastal plain sector, Italy B-Cross section illustrating core samples. C-Photomicrographs of A. segmentum with trematode-induced pits. Credit: Scientific Reports