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Hurricane Idalia cooled waters in parts of the Gulf of Mexico by roughly 1 degree Celsius, but experts say this reprieve from the ongoing marine heat wave is already starting to wane. Sea surface temperatures fell in the eastern gulf in the wake of Idalia, and in the western north Atlantic after Hurricane Franklin. Hurricanes cool oceans by “upwelling” cold water from below the sea surface. ...
Sea surface temperatures are already rising after Idalia’s wake brought cold water to the Gulf.
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Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, Hurricane Idalia is rapidly strengthening as it bears down on Florida
Scientists say 89-degree water where Idalia has been hovering effectively acts as rocket fuel for the storm.