New study uses 3D particle tracking and shows that weakened #ocean currents, not surface heating, mainly sustained the 2013–2016 #Pacific #MarineHeatwave, as part of a positive air-sea feedback loop. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

'The Pacific has warmed in northern regions by almost 2 degrees F [16.6C] and is currently experiencing the world’s largest #marineheatwave, which sprawls over more than 24 million square miles.'
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