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Average South Florida sea temperatures are 69.8°F -86°F (21°C - 30°C). In July 2023, water temperatures throughout the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea were approximately 2°F - 4.5°F (1-3°C) warmer than average, which are typically 82.4°F -86°F (28°C - 30°C) for this time of year.
6 Μαΐ 2011 · This video podcast highlights 50 years of photographic documentation of coral reefs in the Florida Keys. The photographs show 5 decades of changes that have taken place in both the size and the types of corals that were present at several coral reef sites from the early 1960s to today.
26 Φεβ 2021 · Florida’s coral reefs and the Florida Keys marine sanctuary are national treasures enjoyed by millions every year, but they are dying bit by bit, the victim of climate change, coral disease, self-interest, and lack of urgency in addressing underlying problems.
30 Μαΐ 2022 · March 30, 2022. The chain of hundreds of low-lying islands, also called cays or keys, that extend from southern Florida are relics of a time when global sea levels were higher than today. About 125,000 years ago, during a warm interglacial period, water covered the area.
9 Αυγ 2023 · The Florida Reef – a nearly 350-mile arc along the Florida Keys that is crucial to fish habitat, coastal storm protection and the local economy – began experiencing record-hot ocean...
15 Φεβ 2024 · In the summer of 2023, corals in the Florida Keys faced the hottest ocean temperatures on record, and the longest-lasting marine heat wave recorded in three decades. The marine heat wave prompted emergency evacuation of in-water nursery corals to land-based nurseries to limit heat exposure.
In the Florida Keys where temperatures are around ten degrees higher than the normal July average, corals of every species are bleaching. Scientists from the Smithsonian Marine Station in Fort Pierce witnessed several species of bleaching coral off the coast of Long Key and Grassy Key.
