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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...
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posted on
12/28/2019 7:45:30 AM PST
by
moovova
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.)
To: C19fan
God turning the ocean to blood?
To: C19fan
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.)
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)
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.
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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.")
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)
To: C19fan
Trumps 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!)
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
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.
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posted on
12/28/2019 8:04:18 AM PST
by
DejaJude
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!
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posted on
12/28/2019 8:07:12 AM PST
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: freefdny
“Larry the blob is now situated off the coast of New Zealand. Heres 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.”
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posted on
12/28/2019 8:12:22 AM PST
by
FXRP
(Cogito, ergo Spam!)
To: C19fan
This happened because the NZers did not turn in enough guns...
To: samtheman
“I thought there was a Blob That Ate Cincinnati but I cant find it.”
—
If you mean you that can’t find Cinci, it’s because the Blob ate it!
:D
To: Mopp4
How Dare You!
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.)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
It’s a big earth zit! Nuke it!
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posted on
12/28/2019 8:22:33 AM PST
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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.)
To: Tommy Revolts
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posted on
12/28/2019 8:34:18 AM PST
by
Mopp4
To: Blueflag
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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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