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Preliminary ocean temperature off the coast of South Florida reached triple digits, which could be a global record, according to experts. Preliminary ocean temperature off the coast of South Florida reached triple digits, which could be a global record, according to experts. A buoy in Manatee Bay, Florida, reported a preliminary high ocean temperature of 101.1 degrees Monday afternoon, according to meteorologists. High water temperatures in the ocean are extremely uncommon, however, scientists have categorized the very significant marine heat wave in the region as unprecedented, experts said. MORE: Heat waves currently happening in North America, Europe 'virtually impossible' without climate change: Report Neighboring buoys are not reporting the same triple-digit temperature. Those buoys are reading more in the mid to upper 90's, according to meteorologists. Ocean temperatures have a strong connection to climate change. The United Nations panel on climate change says it...

Ocean temperatures reached record-breaking highs for the month of May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced. Scientists have gathered further evidence that ocean waters are continuing to warm along with the rest of the planet. Ocean temperatures reached record-breaking highs for the month of May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced during its monthly climate call on Thursday. Ice chunks drifting in the Bothnia Gulf near the shore at the beginning of the spring, May 3, 2023. Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images Four main factors are contributing to such historic warming of global sea surface temperatures: human-induced climate change, a developing El Nino event, effects from the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption and a new shipping emissions policy aimed at reducing air pollution, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles. Some regions are experiencing temperatures up to 7 degrees hig...