Florida Keys' Sombrero Reef at '100% coral mortality,' group says
A coral reef restoration group said it found "100% coral mortality" at the Sombrero Reef off the Florida Keys last week.
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A coral reef restoration group said it found "100% coral mortality" at the Sombrero Reef off the Florida Keys last week.
The ocean temperatures have risen so high in Florida that one meteorologist compared the waters surrounding the state to a hot tub.
This year’s summer of record-breaking, extreme heat set another milestone Monday when a buoy in Manatee Bay just off the coast southwestern Florida registered an ocean temperature of 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit. The latest readings continue a month-long trend of bath-like ocean temperatures in Florida waters that can have potentially devastating effects on plant and animal life.
For comparison, the "ideal" temperature of a hot tub is 100 to 102 degrees.s
The ocean temperatures have risen so high in Florida that one meteorologist compared the waters surrounding the state to a hot tub.