A record-setting marine heat wave affected the Bering Sea between Alaska and Russia, triggered by a hot summer in 2018 and a lack of winter sea ice.
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- Is ‘The Blob' back? New marine heat wave threatens Pacific (science.org)
- https://www.noaa.gov/stories/unprecedented-2018-bering-sea-ice-loss-repeated-in-2019 (noaa.gov)
- https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL083816 (agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
- https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/report-card-2019/recent-warming-in-the-bering-sea-and-its-impact-on-the-ecosystem/ (arctic.noaa.gov)
- https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/arctic-report-card-record-territory-for-warm-temperatures-loss-of-snow-and-ice (noaa.gov)
- https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/news-and-media/highlights/arctic-report-card-2019-record-territory-warm-temperatures-loss-snow-and-ice (pmel.noaa.gov)