Ocean Heatwave News Today

And wild life that depends on it. joining me now is dr. cynthia lewis, director of the florida keys marine laboratory. i really appreciate your time this morning. i was reading the water off the coast of florida is on the brink of an ocean heatwave. what does that mean and why should we be so concerned? >> good morning. well, the ocean water out there on our reefs right now has been between 88 and 90 degrees actually out on the reef, and these reefs are incredibly important. first its the only l...

Climate change fuels unprecedented ocean heatwaves, breaking records globally and intensifying extreme events going into the future.

The 2013-2016 marine heat wave known as "The Blob" warmed a vast expanse of surface waters across the northeastern Pacific, disrupting West Coast marine ecosystems, depressing salmon returns, and damaging commercial fisheries. It also prompted a wave of research on extreme warming of ocean surface waters.