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June 26, 2023

"A Marine Wildfire": Record North Atlantic Heat Threatens Ocean Life
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Scientists are sounding the alarm over an extreme ocean heat wave in the
North Atlantic, where surface temperatures are as much as 5 degrees
Celsius, or 9 degrees Fahrenheit, above normal. Marine biologists have
described the unprecedented warming as a "marine wildfire" that
threatens a mass die-off of fish, oysters and other wildlife.

In Panama, authorities are preparing to reduce the number of ships
allowed through the Panama Canal and are considering new weight
restrictions on vessels making the transit. A severe drought has led to
a shortage of water needed for locks that help move container ships
across the canal.

Here in the United States, high humidity and extreme temperatures above
100 degrees are forecast to continue in Texas for much of the week.
Parts of Southwest Texas hit 119 degrees Fahrenheit Friday, just one
degree shy of Texas's all-time highest temperature recorded three
decades ago.


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