#Florida is in hot water as #OceanTemperatures rise, threatening the state's #CoralReefs

WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7 | By Associated Press
Published July 11, 2023 at 10:28 AM EDT

"Record #global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance.

"Water temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s Celsius) are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the Sunshine State's already oppressive summer weather. Forecasters are warning of temperatures that with humidity will feel like 110 degrees (43 degrees Celsius) by week's end.

"The #HeatDome that baked #Texas and #Mexico for much of the early summer has oozed its way to Florida with sunshine, little to no cooling clouds or rain, but humidity worsened by the hot oceans.

"If that's not enough, Florida is about to get a dose of #dust from Africa's #Saharan desert that's likely to hurt air quality."

Read more: https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/weather/2023-07-11/florida-hot-water-ocean-temperatures-rise-threatening-states-coral-reefs

#DustStorm #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #WetBulb #AirQuality

#Copernicus for #AirQuality monitoring

In the last few days, a large plume of #Saharan #dust has been travelling from West Africa to the Atlantic Ocean islands such as Canarias and Cabo Verde, affecting air quality

⬇️#Sentinel3🇪🇺🛰️ captured this image on 31 March

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1642790025753395200

RT @AlarmephoneS
The Investigative agency @BorderForensic brings attention to EU-backed Nigerien policies resulting from Law 2015-036 through its research. The result are dangerous conditions for migrants, leading to their mass deaths and disappearances on the #Saharan route through #Agadez. https://twitter.com/keremschamberg/status/1638177437870882819

#ImageOfTheDay

A #Saharan #dust storm is ongoing in the Atlantic Ocean

⬇️#Sentinel3🇪🇺🛰️captured the dust engulfing the skies over the #Canarias Islands 🇪🇸 (image of 14 February)

➡️According to @CopernicusECMWF, the dust reached Ireland yesterday & should soon reach the #Arctic

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/defis_eu/status/1625820162577276930

RT @JChimotScience: Busy time for all America #AirQuality observers this Summer😲.

#Smoke from Alaska, #California #fires #McKinneyFire, #Saharan #dust across Atlantic...

No break also for #OSSAR-CS3 which continues to monitor these endless #aerosol episodes with @CopernicusEU #Sentinel3 in #NRT.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1554435347215532033