{"id":311340,"date":"2026-01-21T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-have-shark-attacks-in-australia-spiked\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:00:17","slug":"why-have-shark-attacks-in-australia-spiked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-have-shark-attacks-in-australia-spiked\/","title":{"rendered":"Why have shark attacks in Australia spiked?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/orb8swdksa0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why have shark attacks in Australia spiked?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/orb8swdksa0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Four shark attacks were reported in Australia within a 48-hour period, prompting beach closures and warnings. Experts say heavy rainfall is likely to blame as it makes conditions more attractive to bull sharks. CNN Creator Antoinette Radford breaks down the spike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four shark attacks were reported in Australia within a 48-hour period, prompting beach closures and warnings. Experts say heavy rainfall is likely to blame as it makes conditions more attractive to bull sharks. 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