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South Florida sea surface temperature recorded at over 100°F (nbc-2.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz to c/earthscience@mander.xyz

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It was already bad when the sea surface temperature was well over 90 degrees Fahrenheit last week, but...over 100?

https://nbc-2.com/weather/weather-blog/2023/07/25/buoy-in-florida-keys-measures-101-1-degree-water-temperature/ (this is the article linked above)

FYI that's hot tub hot, as this other article notes: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hot-tub-water-temperatures-florida-soar-100-degrees-stunning-experts-rcna96163

This might be record-breaking. In the worst sense possible.

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[–] MrSpectroscopy@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This the temp of the water - absolutely insane. At what point does the life die off? Is this common in this area?

[–] GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think this area is relatively shallow so it can get hotter than the bulk of the seawater in deeper parts, but these are still crazy high temperatures...

[–] MrSpectroscopy@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

That makes sense. Still, it's hard to imagine a swimming pool in Arizona getting this hot!