Increasingly warm waters around the globe due to climate change and El Niño led to the highest number of shark attacks ever recorded in 2015, according to data released this week.

The University of Florida found that there were 98 unprovoked shark attack incidents last year, surpassing the previous record of 88 in the year 2000. The numbers follow an upward trend of attacks that scientists at the the university's International Shark Attack File, which collects and analyzes data on shark attacks, say is due to greater interaction between humans and sharks in the water.

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