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)
13 Comments
667@kbin.social · 15 pts · 3y
This kills the sea life.
RamSwamson@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 3y
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 rough.
GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
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 pts · 3y
Thats ~37C°
axsyse@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 3y
More like ~38°C. 101.1°F is 38.4°C
GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 3y
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 · 2 pts · 3y
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
MrSpectroscopy@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
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 · 1 pts · 3y
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 pts · 3y
That makes sense. Still, it's hard to imagine a swimming pool in Arizona getting this hot!