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September 9, 2019

Heating of Pacific Ocean Threatens Marine Life, Endangered Species
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In climate news, scientists say a massive area of the northeastern
Pacific Ocean is five degrees Fahrenheit hotter than average, in a
warming event rivaling the so-called Blob of 2014. The National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration warns it's the second-worst marine heat
wave observed since the agency first began collecting satellite data in
1981. The warm waters threaten to spawn a massive algal bloom and could
decimate fish populations, threatening sea lions, endangered orcas and
humpback whales.


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