Water temperatures several degrees above normal span thousands of miles, though they have mostly stopped short of the Pacific Northwest coast. Cool water welling up from the depths is thought to be ...
A marine heat wave spanning much of the North Pacific Ocean is already influencing weather in North America and is poised to make its mark on winter. But forecasters have another global weather ...
Chicago-area residents aren’t strangers to tough winters, but could a phenomenon called “The Blob” make things snowier and ...
As the seasons change in the northern hemisphere, things are slowly cooling down. That is, they are on land. In the northern Pacific Ocean, however, scientists are monitoring a marine heatwave – an ...
The blob is a large-scale marine heat wave in the northern Pacific Ocean. It was first detected in 2013 and was caused by a ...
Although bubbles on the ocean floor usually indicate hydrothermal vents teeming with life, this spring stands apart.
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A surfer in distress was rescued from the Pacific Ocean near the Oceanside Pier Friday night, and was taken to a hospital in ...