Hurricane season 2024: Gulf of Mexico faces extreme heat | Vox
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The Gulf’s looming hurricane problem, explained in a simple graph.
The warm waters along the Gulf Coast are part of what draws people to the region and its many beaches. But there is such a thing as too warm — and the Gulf of Mexico has reached that point. Take a look at the chart below. It shows how much heat there is in the ocean over time for the Gulf. The red line is 2024 and the blue line is the average over the last decade. The Gulf is now the hottest it’s been in the modern record, according to Brian McNoldy, a climatologist at the University of Miami, who produced the chart. Taking a dip would feel like a bath: The average temperature of the…
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