A toxic algal bloom stretched along the entire West Coast of the United States during the Pacific Blob period.
Sources
- A Striking New View of the Pacific 'Blob' (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/sep15/westcoast-habs.html (oceanservice.noaa.gov)
- https://news.ucsc.edu/2015/12/toxic-algae/ (news.ucsc.edu)
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- https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/domoic-acid-decoded-scientists-discover-genetic-basis-how-harmful-algal-blooms-become-toxic (scripps.ucsd.edu)
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