It's the perfect fuel for storms: warm ocean water, at least 80° Fahrenheit. Without it, powerful storms like Andrew, Katrina, and Ian would never have formed.
Wildlife officials in some of those areas have blamed"As the temperature in the water increases, the amount of oxygen available decreases. And too little oxygen spells trouble for fish. It's hard to imagine, but a fish can drown," explained Martin Grosell, professor and chair of the Department of Marine Biology and Ecology at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.
"If oxygen is low or food is scarce, a fish is going to have a problem. They are going to have to take energy from other processes such as reproduction and growth, which could have impacts on the whole population level. Worse case, they don't survive." "The fish kills we see in Biscayne Bay, for example, are hard to explain just from hypoxia. There are other things that contribute, and one of them is high salinity. We know that's occurring during the summer when we see the high temperatures and the hypoxia. And we've done research in our lab recently showing that the combination can be more stressful than just hypoxia alone."
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