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The ocean temperatures have risen so high in Florida that one meteorologist compared the waters surrounding the state to a hot tub.
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The ocean temperatures have risen so high in Florida that one meteorologist compared the waters surrounding the state to a hot tub.
The Keys Citizen has confirmed that GenesisCare, the Lower Keys only cancer treatment center, is shuttering its practice in August.
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.