What caused die-off of Pacific seabirds in 2015? A warm ‘blob’ disrupted their food web

A new study suggests that a ‘blob’ of warm ocean water in 2015 disrupted the food web of the Pacific, triggering the starvation and deaths of thousands and thousands of sea birds, including the common murre.

from California https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-01-15/seabird-deaths-2015-pacific-ocean-blob-warm-water-murres-study
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