00:57 Shark Attack Survivor Does the Unthinkable Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari shows a young man, who even after being attacked by a shark, is not afraid to get back into the water, with sharks swimming all around.

The year 2015 broke the record for unprovoked shark attacks, which water-enthusiasts probably aren't too excited about. Researchers believe climate change may be playing a role.

Warming ocean temperatures spurred by climate change play a large role in increasing the attacks, drawing both sharks and people into the same waters, according to the University of Florida News.

The attacks that took place in the U.S. are largely due to the abundance of coastline and the increasing number of swimmers, surfers and divers in the water, George Burgess, curator of the world’s clearinghouse of shark-attack data, told UF News. With shark populations recovering and more people venturing into the ocean, Burgess says bites are inevitable.

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“Sharks plus humans equals attacks. As our population continues to rapidly grow and shark populations slowly recover, we’re going to see more interactions,” said Burgess in the release.

According to Discovery, sharks attack 70 humans per year and kill six per year, whereas humans kill 100 million sharks per year.

In 2015, there were 98 confirmed cases of unprovoked shark attacks against humans, six of which resulted in fatalities, UF News also reports. The year 2000 previously held the record with 88 attacks.

“We can and should expect the number of attacks to be higher each year,” said Burgess. “When we visit the sea, we’re on their turf.”

The United States saw 59 of 2015's attacks, 30 of which occurred in Florida.

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Of the six fatalities, two took place off the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, according to UF News. Australia, Egypt, New Caledonia and the U.S. all saw single fatalities. Florida had the most attacks, followed by North and South Carolina which had 8 each. Hawaii had seven attacks and the country’s only fatality. The remaining incidents took place in California, Texas, Mississippi and New York.

Australia and South Africa, two countries with waters that are no strangers to sharks, had 18 and 8 attacks respectively.

Though the rise in attacks may seem daunting, there are only four species of sharks that scientists warn could be a threat to humans due to their feeding style, Discovery also reports.

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