The Pacific Blob coincided with unexpected die-offs of California sea lions, Guadalupe fur seals, common murres, and Cassin's auklets.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed PLOS ONE study and corroborated by AP and Futurity reporting; consistent across independent sources with minor variation in emphasis. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- A Striking New View of the Pacific 'Blob' (seed:science_and_space)
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0226087 (corroboration)
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/15/researchers-tie-massive-pacific-seabird-die-off-to/ (corroboration)
- https://www.futurity.org/seabird-die-off-common-murres-2258782-2/ (corroboration)