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Ocean water in parts of Florida reached above 100 degrees Fahrenheit

When the ocean gets really hot, it's less refreshing. Earlier this week, sea surface temperatures rose above 100 degrees Fahrenheit at a spot off Florida's southern tip. In the prolonged heat wave smothering the Southwest, pools are so hot that they don't offer enough relief.

By Associated Press

July 30, 2023

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Residents and tourists enjoy South Beach, Friday, July 28, in Miami Beach, Fla. Humans naturally look to water for a chance to refresh, but when water temperatures get too high, some of the appeal is lost.
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Shae Gurdon, 26, an eyelash specialist on vacation from New York City, takes a selfie in the ocean on South Beach, Friday, July 28, in Miami Beach, Fla. Humans naturally look to water for a chance to refresh, but when water temperatures get too high, some of the appeal is lost.
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Galo Felipe Espinoza Sanchez, 5, left, swims with his dad and cousin at Crandon Park beach, during the family's visit to Florida from Ecuador and France, Friday, July 28, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Humans naturally look to water for a chance to refresh, but when water temperatures get too high, some of the appeal is lost.
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A research associate in the Lirman coral lab at University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, carries a tray of baby coral brought in from one of the school's open water Key Biscayne coral nurseries, Friday, July 28, in Key Biscayne, Fla. The university's coral restoration program is scrambling to save as much of the nursery coral as they have space for, after biologists in the Florida Keys earlier reported bleaching of coral due to high water temperatures.
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Graziano La Grasta, a local contractor and paddle board enthusiast, rides a small wave off South Beach, Friday, July 28, in Miami Beach, Fla. Humans naturally look to water for a chance to refresh, but when water temperatures get too high, some of the appeal is lost.
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Graziano La Grasta, a local contractor and standup paddle board enthusiast, rides a small wave off South Beach, Friday, July 28, in Miami Beach, Fla. Humans naturally look to water for a chance to refresh, but when water temperatures get too high, some of the appeal is lost.
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Maria Argueta, 38, cools off with her son Matthew Pastrana, 2, and niece Aurora Reyes, 10, during a cloudy day respite in the high 80s from an ongoing heat wave, at the aquifer-fed Venetian Pool in Coral Gables, Fla., July 27.
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Beachgoers wade in the ocean at Crandon Park, Friday, July 28, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Humans naturally look to water for a chance to refresh, but when water temperatures get too high, some of the appeal is lost.
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People enjoy the beach in Crandon Park, Friday, July 28, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Humans naturally look to water for a chance to refresh, but when water temperatures get too high, some of the appeal is lost.
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Boats are anchored at Manatee Bay off the Florida coast near Key Largo, on Friday, July 28. Triple-digit ocean temperatures are stunning even in Florida, where residents are used to the heat.
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Residents and tourists enjoy South Beach, Friday, July 28, in Miami Beach, Fla. Humans naturally look to water for a chance to refresh, but when water temperatures get too high, some of the appeal is lost.
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People swim in the ocean off of Crandon Park, Friday, July 28, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Humans naturally look to water for a chance to refresh, but when water temperatures get too high, some of the appeal is lost.
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Beachgoers lounge in Crandon Park, Friday, July 28, in Key Biscayne, Fla. In the sweltering summer heat, nobody tries to cool off by jumping into a hot tub. In parts of Florida, however, that’s what the ocean has felt like.

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