30 Sep 2025
Pacific ‘blob’ returns with unprecedented scale stretching from Alaska to Japan
Photo by Sergejs Horoshmans Massive marine heatwave rivals continental scale A marine heatwave rivalling the size of the contiguous United States has returned to the North Pacific Ocean, marking one of the most significant warming events since monitoring began in 1982. Rachel Hager, a spokesperson for NOAA Fisheries, said this new marine heatwave has grown “approximately […]