cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21764216
Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand’s eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities.
The once vibrant and colourful corals, about five metres (16 feet) underwater, have turned white in a phenomenon known as coral bleaching, a sign that their health was deteriorating, due to higher water temperatures, scientists say.
Sea surface temperatures in the Eastern Gulf of Thailand reached 32.73°C (90.91°F) earlier this month while underwater readings are slightly warmer, with dive computers showing around 33°C, data shows.
If water temperatures do not cool, more coral will die, Lalita said.
“It’s global boiling, not just global warming,” she said.
Well thats just factually wrong it defiantly is warming not boiling i highly doubt the sea water is reaching 100degC.
Maybe they know something about the atmosphere that we don’t. If water is liquid it can boil at any temp!
(jk, they aren’t being literal, it’s at 33C as stated in the excerpt)
Well yes but it’s 100deg at sea level atmospheric pressure. And i assumed the ocean was at sea level.
It just seems a little alarmist to me.