Did anybody else notice how warm the Atlantic is?

You were fortunate, as this year I have noticed the opposite in the beaches close by, the water seems colder then usual for august, normally the water warms up a little but this year it is really chilly, enough to maybe wet my feet, but swimming it is too chilly for me, granted I don't like water that is too cold but still. I know it may be something wrong with the world climate, but it must be great getting into warmer water. I hope you enjoy the warm weather to the fullest.

I have been to the Jersey shore several times this summer, and I agree with you--the water was very warm--the warmest it has ever been, it seems. Even early in the season (June) the water was warm enough to swim in the evenings. I was very surprised. We were at Belmar/Spring Lake, and then further south (LBI). It was warm at both places. It should feel colder at Sandy Hook since it is juts further out into the Atlantic, and is a bit further north, but I guess the water is warmer all over. In fact my friend just got back from a trip to a beach in Massachusetts and she said the water felt like a bathtub. So maybe it is global warming at work.

I know that there is global warming in the world. It can indeed make the sea warmer. It can affect coral reefs which is very sad. I live in England and we are having weather hot one day then cold and rainy the next day. I love traveling to different countries and in 2004 I was on a trip to the Seychelles. The water there felt like warm bath water. I was swimming in the sea and it was delightfully warm. Cool rain drops fell and it felt very refreshing indeed. I live 3 miles from the Atlantic Sea here in England. My local beach has dangerous tides and sinking mud. Swimming in the sea there is not possible. At low tide the sea is way out.

I also have noticed this phenomenon and i firmly believe the golbal warming is very ture,the people who spread "the global warming is a conspiracy theory" is shameful,they must have their own ulterior motive,unfortunately,many people with short-sighted and pursit immediate interests,the sea level has been rising every year,more and more islands were flooded,more and more cities have been threatened by rising sea level,so where is our home?move to Mars?Action immediately!

I believe there are great and drastic things happening on our planet. I think global warming is just one of them but it is happening. Last month (July) was recorded as the hottest month since there have been records of that sort of thing. And here it has been near 100's and I have heard from others on east and west coast USA about the same thing ... nearly every day of August so far. So if that's true I think August will beat the July record! And its just crazy all over.

I never notice the ocean water get warmer at all,I had been to the beach for several time and do not find there is any different,so I think your Jersey shore is a special case,may be the temperature in Jersey is getting warmer this summer.