Chelle Gentemann compared the Pacific Blob with sea-surface-temperature records dating back to 1910 and found its magnitude and duration were unprecedented in that historical record.
Sources
- A Striking New View of the Pacific 'Blob' (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/feature-articles/blob (earthdata.nasa.gov)
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/theblob.htm (nps.gov)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/science/a-striking-new-view-of-the-pacific-blob.aspx (nationalgeographic.com.au)
- https://oehha.ca.gov/sites/default/files/media/epic/downloads/03coastaloceantemps.pdf (oehha.ca.gov)
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