Rising ocean temperatures could increase the threat to endangered whale sharks from large ships, researchers say. Scientists from the UK’s University of Southampton and the Marine Biological Association are predicting that warmer seas, driven by the climate crisis, will provoke whale sharks into seeking new habitats – leading them into the path of busy shipping lanes. The study in the journal Nature Climate Change calculates that by the end of the century, collisions between whale sharks and large ships could be 15,000 times higher than they currently are. Why are whale sharks more vulnerable …