New global maps chart 40 years of ocean heat and acidification extremes

Mongabay
Sep 25, 2026, 7:22 am108 ptsTrending
Between 2014 and 2015, a marine heatwave known as “The Blob” warmed an area of the Pacific Ocean larger than the United States and Mexico combined. The massive event fueled toxic algae blooms, collapsed fisheries, killed off millions of emaciated seabirds, sent dead fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and…

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