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On the recordNovember 1, 2023
And is the warming of the ocean offshore, including measured up to literally Jacuzzi recommended temperatures, causing an effect on the strength of storms that hit Florida, particularly hurricane level storms that come from the ocean?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse inquires about ocean warming impacting storm strength.

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