Olde Hornet
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With the Atlantic and the Caribbean water very hot, Wind Shear is saving the USA from a horrible hurricane season. If the wind shear stops, look out. For those in Gulf coast and Altlantic states, use this time to prepare for the worst, just in case the wind shear stops. The other side of the coin is that if we had major storms it will cool the water.
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MIAMI/KEY WEST, Florida, July 15 (Reuters) - Rising temperatures in Florida's waters due to climate change have sparked an extreme stressor for coral reefs causing bleaching, which has scientists concerned.
"In the last year, it's been really depressing because we've seen a lot of changes, and we've been monitoring sites from Miami for five years now, and we're starting to see changes in those sites," said Michael Studivan, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Health and Monitoring Program.
Just within the last week, as the U.S. South struggles under a heat wave, NOAA has reported Florida water temperatures in the mid-90s Fahrenheit (35 C). Normal water temperatures for this time of year should be between 73-88 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NOAA.
The extreme heat has triggered coral bleaching, where stressed corals expel their colorful algae symbionts, leaving them pale and vulnerable.
In response to the crisis, NOAA and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium are pooling resources and say they have come up with new techniques to propagate and transplant healthy corals. They are cultivating coral fragments in nurseries, ensuring their strength and viability before reintroducing them into the ocean.
Hurricane activity in the Atlantic is eerily quiet, despite heat waves in the world's oceans raising alarms. Forecasters say the calm won't last.
High ocean temperatures often provide the energy to supercharge tropical storms into major hurricanes. But for now, that energy in the Atlantic remains untapped, as other factors – such as El Niño – have prevented any named storms from forming since two storms spun simultaneously in the Atlantic nearly two weeks ago.
The National Hurricane Center says forecasters are keeping an eye on three tropical waves, but those storms are far from a threat to the U.S. for the foreseeable future.
Activity could start to pick up in mid-July, according to Philip Klotzbach, meteorologist at Colorado State University who specializes in Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecasts.
The next named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season will be Don.
Florida's rising water temperatures raise concerns for health of coral reefs, scientists say
Florida's rising water temperatures raise concerns for health of coral reefs, scientists say
Rising temperatures in Florida's waters due to climate change have sparked an extreme stressor for coral reefs causing bleaching, which has scientists concerned.
www.reuters.com
MIAMI/KEY WEST, Florida, July 15 (Reuters) - Rising temperatures in Florida's waters due to climate change have sparked an extreme stressor for coral reefs causing bleaching, which has scientists concerned.
"In the last year, it's been really depressing because we've seen a lot of changes, and we've been monitoring sites from Miami for five years now, and we're starting to see changes in those sites," said Michael Studivan, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Health and Monitoring Program.
Just within the last week, as the U.S. South struggles under a heat wave, NOAA has reported Florida water temperatures in the mid-90s Fahrenheit (35 C). Normal water temperatures for this time of year should be between 73-88 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NOAA.
The extreme heat has triggered coral bleaching, where stressed corals expel their colorful algae symbionts, leaving them pale and vulnerable.
In response to the crisis, NOAA and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium are pooling resources and say they have come up with new techniques to propagate and transplant healthy corals. They are cultivating coral fragments in nurseries, ensuring their strength and viability before reintroducing them into the ocean.
Atlantic hurricane activity quiet — for now. NHC, NOAA watch tropical waves, hot oceans.
The National Hurricane Center says forecasters are keeping an eye on three tropical waves. What to know about the Atlantic hurricane outlook.
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Atlantic hurricane activity quiet — for now. NHC, NOAA watch tropical waves, hot oceans
Hurricane activity in the Atlantic is eerily quiet, despite heat waves in the world's oceans raising alarms. Forecasters say the calm won't last.
High ocean temperatures often provide the energy to supercharge tropical storms into major hurricanes. But for now, that energy in the Atlantic remains untapped, as other factors – such as El Niño – have prevented any named storms from forming since two storms spun simultaneously in the Atlantic nearly two weeks ago.
The National Hurricane Center says forecasters are keeping an eye on three tropical waves, but those storms are far from a threat to the U.S. for the foreseeable future.
Activity could start to pick up in mid-July, according to Philip Klotzbach, meteorologist at Colorado State University who specializes in Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecasts.
The next named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season will be Don.