Scientists Say ‘Scary’ Sea Water Temperatures Recorded Near Florida Keys

Disturbingly high sea temperatures recorded near Florida—up to and beyond 107 degrees—are part of a warming trend of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, researchers say.

Gulf of Mexico beaches like Clearwater Beach pictured here on July 2, 2023, can be feel like bathwater in the summer, but this year's sea temperatures near Florida are among the highest ever recorded. Nanette Holt/The Epoch Times

A scientist has warned that the eyebrow-raising seawater temperatures off Florida—logged in one area at 107 degrees last month—is “scary” because it’s indicative of longer-term warming trends at sea.

According to satellite data from the University of South Florida, temperatures recorded in Florida Bay—the stretch of water between the Florida Keys and the mainland—on July 24 included some as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit.