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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.

(this is a repost of my own toot, with additional elaboration and minus hashtags)

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[-] 667@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

This kills the sea life.

[-] RamSwamson@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Of all the life altering events that climate change will bring upon us I never stopped to think of the beaches. Will someone please think of the beaches?!

Seriously though, this sucks. Living in a world where it gets so hot you can’t even jump in the water to cool off is going to be unpleasant.

[-] GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

For what it's worth, according to Google Maps, that's probably not much of a beach spot; forests (presumably mangrove forests) seem to line much of the land on the edge of Manatee Bay.

[-] catlover@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Thats ~37C°

[-] axsyse@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago

More like ~38°C. 101.1°F is 38.4°C

[-] GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think 37°C is 98.6°F, i.e. normal human body temperature. This is, somehow, hotter. But the sea being even near this temperature is...a problem.

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

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

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!

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

Here is another article I found to have a good discussion of this story:

101°F in the Ocean Off Florida: Was It a World Record? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/climate/florida-100-degree-water.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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