A Stinging Effect on Spain's Beaches?

Between May and August 2024, almost 7,500 folk were medically treated for jellyfish stings on Spain's Costa Brava. This is a more than 40% increase on the numbers for 2023. This increase has been routinely linked to an impact of climate change on coelenterate reproduction (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/24/spain-costa-brava-beaches-closed-invasion-jellyfish-sea-temperature-warming-climate-change-stings). It's not easy, however, to absolutely link medical treatment of jellyfish stings, to climate change. The apparently increased numbers of stinging jellyfish, may have been brought to the beaches by changing patterns of wind direction and/or sea currents. Tourists may also have been 'spooked' by the reported appearance of 'deadily' Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalia) on the beaches. Portuguese man o' war are actually colonies, rather an individual jellyfish. Their being sighted, however, may make it more likely for folk by any organism, to seek medical attention. Many jellyfish stings are unpleasant but hardly life-threatening.