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flag A climate-driven marine heatwave spans the North Pacific, fueling extreme heat and threatening marine life.

flag A record-breaking marine heatwave, dubbed "the blob," spans 5,000 miles across the North Pacific from Japan to the US West Coast, driven by rapid ocean warming and human-caused climate change. flag This extensive warm water mass is influencing land weather patterns, contributing to extreme heat in Japan, and threatening marine life, as seen in past die-offs of seabirds and marine mammals. flag The North Pacific has warmed faster than any other ocean basin in the past decade, and this event, though potentially short-lived due to seasonal storms, may alter large-scale weather systems, including winter storm tracks.

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