- A million seabirds that died along the US West Coast were the victims of an unprecedented marine heatwave (known as the “Blob”) in the Pacific. Such heatwaves are expected to become more frequent due to climate change and they are going to have jarring effects on our ecosystems. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229980-marine-heatwave-known-as-the-blob-killed-a-million-us-seabirds/ 340 comments science
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- Warm Ocean 'Blob' Triggered Worst-Ever Toxic Algae Blooms | Live Science http://www.livescience.com/56354-worst-ever-toxic-algae-blooms.html 5 comments
- Extreme mortality and reproductive failure of common murres resulting from the northeast Pacific marine heatwave of 2014-2016 | PLOS ONE https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0226087 1 comment
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