Gulf of Maine has one of its warmest years ever in 2023 [Video]

AS WE TOLD YOU FIRST THING THIS MORNING — WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE RIGHT HERE IN MAINE. AN ANNUAL REVIEWBY THE “GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE” SHOWS OUR COASTAL WATERS REMAIN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. PHIL HIRSCHKORN SPOKE TO THE STUDY’S LEAD SCIENTIST FOR THIS “FORECASTING OUR FUTURE” REPORT. (VO 1) TODAY’S REPORT SHOWS 2022 WAS THE SECOND WARMEST YEAR EVER RECORDED IN THE GULF OF MAINE, 36- THOUSAND SQUARE MILES OF WATER STRETCHING FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO CANADA. (GFX) THE AVERAGE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE WAS 53.66 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WHICH WAS 3.72 DEGREES ABOVE THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE…JUST 4- TENTHS OF A DEGREE BELOW THE RECORD SET IN 2021. (SOT 15:20:16) “THE TREND IS UNAMBIGUOUS.” (VO 2: TWO SHOT) REPORT CO- AUTHOR DAVE REIDMILLER IS CLIMATE CENTER DIRECTOR AT THE GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (SOT 15:24:38) “YES, 2022 WAS THE SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD THAT WE’VE EXPERIENCED HERE …