CNN isn’t my preferred news source. Internal links just go to more CNN articles. It sounds bad. Can someone weigh in on the implications? How abnormal is this? Is this the first time it’s happened?
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/25/florida-re...
More here. It wasn't just one buoy - almost all the measurements in Florida Bay were near or beyond records. Yes, it abnormal - this could be a world record for hottest ocean water (previous record was off Kuwait). And it's not just Florida - the Med, North Atlantic, and waters off Peru are all seeing record or near-record water temperatures as well.
Dr Jeff Masters blogs historical weather analysis. He's likely preparing a post. When done, it'll appear here: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/topic/eye-on-the-storm/
Meanwhile he posted this: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1683660816610893826.html
Is this any help?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/25/florida-ocea...
This, combined with the stalling AMOC current is bad news. expect sea surface temps to rise, the depths of warm water columns to deepen, and hurricanes that pass over these waters to explode in intensity.
TLDR: Anyone trying to insure a property within 100 miles of the south eastern coastline is probably going to have a bad time, much of florida is already in this situation today
insurance companies are a good proxy for existential risks. The withdrawal of major ones from Florida is indicative.