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The Atlantic Ocean is the hottest on record for this time of year for two weeks straight.
University of Miami Earth Science professor, Brian McNoldy, says the Atlantic temperature is two months ahead of schedule.
"The heat content is now where it normally would be on August 10 around 90-degrees." says McNoldy, a Senior Research Associate at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.
McNoldy says the water temperature will continue to increase through the summer which will negatively impact marine life like fish and coral and will cause sea levels to rise.
The warm ocean water also acts as fuel for hurricanes leading to more severe storms.
Scientists say there are multiple reasons for the early heat content spike like a lack of wind that churns up the ocean water and
Scientists say the Atlantic basin has never gotten so hot, so early. At one point last year, the Atlantic hit record-breaking temperatures and a shallow water area in Florida Bay registered a hot-tub level temperature of 101 degrees Fahrenheit. And coral reefs largely paid the price.