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MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Florida ocean temperatures peak to almost 100 degrees amid heatwave: "You really can't cool off"

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Florida ocean temperatures peak to almost 100 degrees amid heatwave: "You really can't cool off"

www.cbsnews.com

MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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The higher-than-normal sea surface temperatures off the coasts of the Sunshine State could cause a "nasty" coral bleaching event, experts say.
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    122°F (50°C) is the required sustained ocean temperature to theoretically form a continent spanning hypercane incase anyones interested.

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      well that’s a not so fun fact. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercane

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        Wikipedia needs to be updated about the highest recorded temperature of the ocean 😓

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          Done. Scary update.

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        Hypercanes would have wind speeds of over 800 kilometres per hour (500 mph), potentially gusting to 970 km/h (600 mph)

        Nope, nope, nope !

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      Well great, that’s a new terrifying word I never heard of before today, one more thing to worry about fuck.

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        same… I didn’t know hypercanes were even hypoteticallized, super concerning

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