[Coral-List] Florida now has one spot with the highest recorded sea surface temperature

[Douglas Fenner]

Hottest sea surface temperature recorded anywhere in the world, ever.
101.1F

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-just-had-the-hottest-recorded-ocean-temperature-heres-what-that-means-for-the-environment-215110797.html

100% coral mortality at Sombrero Reef in the Keys.  Also most of the corals
in the Looe Key nursery have died.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hot-tub-water-temperatures-off-183657140.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/water-tip-florida-hits-hot-000913172.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-ocean-temperatures-rise-above-213944171.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/extreme-heat-wipes-coral-reef-195403237.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/101-1-degrees-water-temperatures-214600885.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ocean-temperatures-around-south-florida-223041666.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-keys-lab-races-save-203112888.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-everglades-water-temperatures-reach-170400166.html

Mass coral bleaching predicted:

https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/hot-florida-sea-surface-temperatures-coral-bleaching-event

Cheers, Doug

-- 
Douglas Fenner
Lynker Technologies, LLC, Contractor
NOAA Fisheries Service
Pacific Islands Regional Office
Honolulu
and:
Coral Reef Consulting
PO Box 997390
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-6298  USA

One recent study estimates over 61,000 people died from heat during
Europe's record-breaking summer last year.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/record-breaking-heat-bakes-us-014459083.html

1 million Florida buildings will be overrun by sea-level rise, new study
shows, at a cost of $261-624 BILLION

https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-million-florida-buildings-overrun-091203340.html

Scientists size up human predatory footprint
Humans are the ultimate predators, trapping, hunting, or otherwise
exploiting 15,000 species of vertebrates—300 times more species than
jaguars and 113 times more than great white sharks.
https://www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-muscular-dystrophy-therapy-lab-grown-chicken-and-humans-toll-wildlife