Death of 1 Million Seabirds Tied to Massive ‘Blob’ of Hot Water in the Pacific

Great article.

“An expanse of uncommonly warm seawater in the Pacific Ocean created by a marine heatwave led to a mass die-off of one million seabirds. The heatwave began in 2013 and grew stronger between 2015-2016 due to El Niño. It created a patch of much warmer seawater in the northeastern Pacific that stretched for 1,000 miles. Researchers termed it “the blob””
— Read on http://www.ecowatch.com/seabird-deaths-pacific-ocean-blob-2644840135.html