Yogthos on Nostr: This chart shows how much heat there is in the ocean over time for the Gulf. The red ...

This chart shows how much heat there is in the ocean over time for the Gulf. The red line is 2024 and the blue line is the average over the last decade.

The Gulf is now the hottest it’s been in the modern record to the climatologist at the University of Miami, who produced the chart. Taking a dip would feel like a bath: The average temperature of the surface is close to 90 degrees, according to recent measures of sea surface temperature.

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https://www.vox.com/climate/368324/hurricane-season-2024-gulf-mexico-ocean-warming