A marine heat wave nicknamed 'The Blob' lasted three years and disrupted ecosystems and fisheries along North America's Pacific coast.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by NOAA, NPS, and Wikipedia with consistent details on duration, extent, and ecological/economic impacts. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=bronze indep_score=0.539 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Is ‘The Blob' back? New marine heat wave threatens Pacific (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.noaa.gov/explainers/blob-marine-heatwave (corroboration)
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-blob-marine-heat-wave.htm (corroboration)