Waters off the southern U.S. could be on the brink of an ocean heat wave emergency as temperatures rise to unprecedented levels.
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"When you're breaking records by such large margins, that's what makes it alarming," McNaldy said. "We're not even close to what the previous record was, let alone the average."Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Relative to temperatures recorded from 1991 to 2020, the waters surrounding South Florida are 5 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, McNaldy said.
"Florida's coral reefs don't respond well to this," Abigail Clark, an assistant professor of marine science and technology at The College of the Florida Keys, told ABC News.The effects of a mass coral die-off could be devastating, as 25% of all marine life, including dolphins, turtles and sharks, depend on the reef for survival. The reef also brings in billions in revenue to the state through the tourism and commercial fishing industries.
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