Florida's Record-Breaking Sea Temperatures Are Forcing Coral to Move Ashore
Teams dedicated to ocean restoration are urgently moving samples to tanks on land as a marine heat wave devastates entire reefs.
Source: nytimes.com
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Teams dedicated to ocean restoration are urgently moving samples to tanks on land as a marine heat wave devastates entire reefs.
The incredibly high temperatures may constitute a new world record.
The ocean temperatures have risen so high in Florida that one meteorologist compared the waters surrounding the state to a hot tub.
A coral reef restoration group said it found "100% coral mortality" at the Sombrero Reef off the Florida Keys last week.
Normal water temperatures for area this time of year should be between 73°F and 88°F