Quotation of the Day: In Florida, an Ocean as Hot as Bath Water Is Threatening the Coral Reefs

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“Florida is one patch in a terrible quilt right now.”

DILLON AMAYA, a physical scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who studies marine heat waves that are pushing water temperatures into the 90s Fahrenheit and threatening coral reefs. Dr. Amaya says about 40 percent of the planet is experiencing such heat waves.

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