Scientist Chelle Gentemann compared the Pacific 'Blob' with sea-surface-temperature records dating back to 1910.
Notes on verification
Confirmed via National Geographic Australia republication and corroborated by peer-reviewed Gentemann et al. 2017 study cited in a California state climate report; the 1910 baseline detail itself comes primarily from National Geographic reporting rather than fully independent sources. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- A Striking New View of the Pacific 'Blob' (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/science/a-striking-new-view-of-the-pacific-blob.aspx (corroboration)
- https://oehha.ca.gov/sites/default/files/media/epic/downloads/03coastaloceantemps.pdf (corroboration)