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NPS Ordered To Create Marine Reserve Zone At Biscayne National Park

Nine years after the National Park Service said it would set aside 6 percent of Biscayne National Park as a marine reserve zone protected from fishing, only to backtrack under political pressure, a federal judge has ordered the agency to move ahead with the designation.
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National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 235 | Hot Waters Wash Florida’s National Parks

An image of the shoreline from the Florida Everglades

The New York Times recently summed up one of the biggest climate change stories of the year so far. The planet’s average sea surface temperature spiked to a record high in April, and the ocean has remained exceptionally warm ever since, the paper reported. In July, widespread marine heatwaves drove temperatures back up to near record highs, with some hot spots nearing 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

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