Scientists: Hot Seawater in South Florida Reaches New High
2023-07-27
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1Scientists say that a body of water at the southern end of Florida reached a new high temperature of over 38 degrees Celsius early this week.
2Weather scientists, called meteorologists, say they measured the high seawater temperatures in Manatee Bay on both Sunday and Monday.
3They believe the water temperature may be the world's highest ever recorded.
4A floating device that sends information to the U.S. weather agency, NOAA, recorded the temperature.
5A 2020 study showed that Kuwait Bay reached 37.6 degrees Celsius.
6That was thought to be the highest-ever water temperature.
7Jeff Masters is a meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections, a weather news service.
8"This is a hot tub," he said. A hot tub is a heated water pool many people use for treating sore muscles.
9Jacuzzi, a company that makes hot tubs, recommends a water temperature of about 38 degrees Celsius.
10Masters and Brian McNoldy, a meteorologist at the University of Miami, both said the temperatures might not be an official record because the water is close to land and contains sea grass.
11However, McNoldy said, "it's amazing."
12The high temperatures could put sea life, such as coral, in danger.
13Andrew Ibarra is a researcher for NOAA. He took a small boat out to the area called Cheeca Rocks to look at coral and said, "I found that the entire reef was bleached out."
14Bleaching is when coral loses its color. It is a sign that the sea creatures are in danger of dying.
15Ian Enochs studies coral for NOAA. He said coral bleaching was almost never seen before the 1980s.
16Now, he said, "We've reached the point where it's become routine."
17Enochs added that the amount of bleaching he sees this early in the year makes him "nervous."
18The high water temperature in Florida goes along with all-time high sea surface temperatures in April, May and June.
19NOAA also said water temperatures in the North Atlantic, near the Canadian province of Newfoundland are five to six degrees Celsius warmer than usual.
20I'm Dan Friedell.
1Scientists say that a body of water at the southern end of Florida reached a new high temperature of over 38 degrees Celsius early this week. 2Weather scientists, called meteorologists, say they measured the high seawater temperatures in Manatee Bay on both Sunday and Monday. They believe the water temperature may be the world's highest ever recorded. A floating device that sends information to the U.S. weather agency, NOAA, recorded the temperature. 3A 2020 study showed that Kuwait Bay reached 37.6 degrees Celsius. That was thought to be the highest-ever water temperature. 4Jeff Masters is a meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections, a weather news service. "This is a hot tub," he said. A hot tub is a heated water pool many people use for treating sore muscles. Jacuzzi, a company that makes hot tubs, recommends a water temperature of about 38 degrees Celsius. 5Masters and Brian McNoldy, a meteorologist at the University of Miami, both said the temperatures might not be an official record because the water is close to land and contains sea grass. 6However, McNoldy said, "it's amazing." 7The high temperatures could put sea life, such as coral, in danger. 8Andrew Ibarra is a researcher for NOAA. He took a small boat out to the area called Cheeca Rocks to look at coral and said, "I found that the entire reef was bleached out." 9Bleaching is when coral loses its color. It is a sign that the sea creatures are in danger of dying. 10Ian Enochs studies coral for NOAA. He said coral bleaching was almost never seen before the 1980s. Now, he said, "We've reached the point where it's become routine." 11Enochs added that the amount of bleaching he sees this early in the year makes him "nervous." 12The high water temperature in Florida goes along with all-time high sea surface temperatures in April, May and June. NOAA also said water temperatures in the North Atlantic, near the Canadian province of Newfoundland are five to six degrees Celsius warmer than usual. 13I'm Dan Friedell. 14Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 15____________________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17coral -n. very small organisms that live together and form a system along the seabed that supports other marine life 18amazing -adj. very impressive, worthy of admiration or notice 19entire -adj. all of something 20routine -adj. usual or normal 21province -n. a governmental region in some nations, similar to a state 22We want to hear from you. Do you think the high sea water temperatures are a sign of serious problems? 23Here is how our comment system works: 24Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.