The Pacific 'Blob' marine heatwave persisted from late 2013 through most of 2015 and into 2016.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent, authoritative sources (NOAA, NASA, peer-reviewed study, Wikipedia) consistently confirm the timeline of the Blob heatwave from late 2013 through 2016. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=bronze indep_score=0.539 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- A Striking New View of the Pacific 'Blob' (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/feature-articles/blob (corroboration)
- https://www.climate.gov/news-features/feed/linking-climate-conditions-marine-heatwaves (corroboration)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6961838/ (corroboration)
- https://www.integratedecosystemassessment.noaa.gov/regions/california-current/california-current-marine-heatwave-tracker-blobtracker (corroboration)