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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 26 > Now we’re in hot water

Now we’re in hot water

Ocean temperatures are higher this summer than they have ever been — and that not only could melt Arctic ice, but fuel hurricanes and kill delicate coral, too

By Seth Borenstein / The Bulletin
August 26, 2009

WASHINGTON " Steve Kramer spent an hour and a half swimming in the ocean Sunday " in Maine.

The water temperature was 72 degrees " more like Ocean City, Md., this time of year. And Ocean City's water temp hit 88 degrees this week, toasty even by Miami Beach standards.

Kramer, 26,....

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