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Giant red blob of hot sea water the size of Texas suddenly appears off the coast of New Zealand - and scientists warn it could devastate fish and coral
UK Daily Mail ^ | December 28, 2019 | Tita Smith

Posted on 12/28/2019 7:09:17 AM PST by C19fan

A hot patch of water off the eastern coast of New Zealand has created a huge red blob on heat maps as a marine heatwave sweeps the South Pacific Ocean. The blotch stretches tens of thousands of square kilometres and is one of the warmest sea spots on the planet with temperatures of up to 20C. The water is 4C degrees above the average temperature of 10 to 15C, nearing temperatures in the Tropics, which range between 20 and 30C. Professor James Renwick, a weather and climate researcher at Victoria University, said the phenomenon is caused when an area becomes concentrated with sunshine and little wind.

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TOPICS: Local News; Science
KEYWORDS: acidityhoax; clickbait; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; newzealand; oceans; panicporn
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To: C19fan
Get out the oyster crackers...we're having fish stew for dinner...


41 posted on 12/28/2019 7:45:30 AM PST by moovova
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To: LouieFisk

I thought there was a Blob That Ate Cincinnati but I can’t find it.


42 posted on 12/28/2019 7:45:34 AM PST by samtheman (U.S. out of the U.N. --- U.N. out of the U.S.)
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To: C19fan

God turning the ocean to blood?


43 posted on 12/28/2019 7:46:04 AM PST by MuttTheHoople
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To: C19fan

“Release the Kraken!”


44 posted on 12/28/2019 7:47:37 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: C19fan
Sounds like a nefarious cow fart scheme invented by white heterosexual men.

I think we should ban toilet paper.

45 posted on 12/28/2019 7:50:16 AM PST by SIDENET (ISAIAH 5:20)
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To: lurk

So the water is 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Not quite comfortable for swimming.


20 Cel.= 68 Far.

Surprised no one else has noted this yet.


46 posted on 12/28/2019 7:53:27 AM PST by Hieronymus ("I shall drink--to the Pope, if you please,-still, to Conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.")
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To: VMI70

:-)


47 posted on 12/28/2019 7:55:18 AM PST by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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To: C19fan

Trump’s Fault. Because we pulled out of the Paris Accords!


48 posted on 12/28/2019 7:59:15 AM PST by Redleg Duke (We live on a tax farm as free-range humans!)
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To: C19fan

‘Red blob’. Could it be a relative of Elizabeth Warren, she claims she’s one of the red men.


49 posted on 12/28/2019 8:03:11 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: chiller
It's called Brothers Volcano. Wikipedia says its 340 kilometers north east of New Zealand’s Whakaari/White Island. That's where people were just killed in an eruption. Seems like the area is becoming active.
50 posted on 12/28/2019 8:04:18 AM PST by DejaJude
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To: C19fan
Professor James Renwick, a weather and climate researcher at Victoria University, said the phenomenon is caused when an area becomes concentrated with sunshine and little wind.

Come on, Prof. You should know you cannot mention the sun in any stories involving something in the environment getting hot. He'll lose all his grants for that silly claim!

51 posted on 12/28/2019 8:07:12 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: freefdny

““Larry the blob is now situated off the coast of New Zealand. Here’s Jim Cantore for a live update.””

I played golf with Jim Cantore when he was just getting started at the Weather Channel. “You’ve come far, pilgrim.”


52 posted on 12/28/2019 8:12:22 AM PST by FXRP (Cogito, ergo Spam!)
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To: C19fan

This happened because the NZers did not turn in enough guns...


53 posted on 12/28/2019 8:12:46 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: samtheman

“I thought there was a Blob That Ate Cincinnati but I can’t find it.”

If you mean you that can’t find Cinci, it’s because the Blob ate it!
:D


54 posted on 12/28/2019 8:14:25 AM PST by LouieFisk
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To: Mopp4

How Dare You!


55 posted on 12/28/2019 8:14:46 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: samtheman

It was a cockroach that ate Cincinnati.


56 posted on 12/28/2019 8:16:09 AM PST by Ratman0823 (>>> This space for rent <<< Call 606-4311. Ask for Ken.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

It’s a big earth zit! Nuke it!


57 posted on 12/28/2019 8:22:33 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: C19fan

Not legit until they come up with a new name for it, like Red Blob Vortex Bomb.


58 posted on 12/28/2019 8:28:58 AM PST by bluejean (I'm becoming a cranky old person. It really annoys me.)
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To: Tommy Revolts

LOL !


59 posted on 12/28/2019 8:34:18 AM PST by Mopp4
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To: Blueflag

Armageddon


60 posted on 12/28/2019 8:45:23 AM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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