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   Daily Grind:[Share a Cup with a Friend.](    [The DAILY GRIND NEWS](  Grind for October 13, 2017  FIRST SIP:  "Morals are private. Decency is public." - Rita Mae Brown   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](  Time For Action The Headline Floating piles of trash are bringing all sorts of Asian sea creatures to the West Coast The Grind What's the best way for the average ocean dweller to get from Japan to the US? Hitching a ride on a floating trash island. One such "island" washed ashore in Oregon in June 2012. The object was a combination of trash and a fisheries dock that had been knocked into the sea after an earthquake. The trash heap traveled more than 4,300 miles to reach the US coast. Along for the ride were more than 300 foreign species such as the Asian shore crab, the Japanese shipworm, and the Northern Pacific seastar. "I was completely shocked to see all these Asian species on this dock," said invasive species researcher John Chapman. The Implication More than 600 trash islands have landed in Oregon and Washington since 2011, and we expect to see more in the years to come. Not only do these islands remind us of the millions of tons of plastic floating in the ocean, but they also threaten to carry invasive species into vulnerable ecosystems. "We were supremely confident that organisms did not drift passively on debris and floating objects across the ocean," says Chapman. "Sometimes in your life, you learn a powerful lesson in an instant." Natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis threaten to dump more plastic and infrastructure into the sea. And unlike debris of years past, plastic does not decompose. It is durable enough to survive the sun, salt, and waves. "Engineers have created it to last for a long time," says marine scientist Skye Moret. "The fact that these species were able to get here... is kind of a problem." You Might Like    [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Dark Roast The Headline Hurricane Harvey exposes residents to flesh-eating bacteria The Grind Flesh-eating bacteria is a real concern in humid climates like Texas and Florida. Cases are rare, but infection is often a death sentence. Hurricane Harvey made matters worse last month when it breached water treatment plants and sent massive amounts of bacteria into the city. According to preliminary tests, the levels of E. Coli in Houston's floodwaters are 135x higher than the safe limit. At least one person is reported dead after contracting flesh-eating bacteria when she fell into the water during an evacuation. The Details The scientific name for flesh-eating bacteria is "necrotizing fasciitis," and it is occurs when bacteria enter the body through an orifice (such as the ear) or an open wound. The infection kills by destroying the body's soft tissue. In this case, the woman broke her arm as she tried to escape her flooded house. She died less than 14 days later.  Good to the last drop  Did you know... Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.  [Pass the Cream](  [Fb](  [Tw](  [Pass the Sugar]( [The Daily Grind]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   This email was sent to {EMAIL}" If this email was forwarded to you and you would like to subscribe, we would love to have you [Subscribe Here](  This email is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Daily Grind email because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. Click this link if you would like to [advertise](mailto:advertising@thedailygrind.news?Subject=Advertise%20on%20thedailygrind.news) on [thedailygrind.news](. [TO OPT OUT]( [OPT OUT]( your email address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy](. This email was sent by: [The Daily Grind News](, 6890 E. Sunrise Dr. Ste 120-137 Tucson, AZ. 85750 Don't forget, your friend wants to be interesting too. So [Forward this Email to a Friend](   Â