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Pacific 'Blob' of Warm Water Pulses Up West Coast
Original: A Pacific 'Blob' is Pulsing Up the West Coast. Here's What's to Expect.
A mass of unusually warm ocean water, known as a marine heatwave or 'blob', is moving northward along the US West Coast. National Geographic reports on what effects to expect, drawing on past events when similar warm blobs disrupted marine ecosystems, caused harmful algal blooms, harmed salmon and seabirds, and altered coastal weather patterns along California, Oregon and Washington.
Why now: Renewed coverage of a marine heatwave affecting the West Coast is raising concerns about ecological and economic impacts.
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- A Pacific 'Blob' is Pulsing Up the West Coast. Here's What's to Expect. · National Geographic
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