The blob — an extreme marine heatwave that hit the northeast Pacific between 2014 and 2016 — killed approximately 4 million common murre, and the population is yet to recover, a new study finds.

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Worst die-off of a single species in the modern era discovered — and 'the blob' was to blame

The loss of an estimated 4 million common murres during the marine heatwave known as the “Blob” was the biggest bird die-off in recorded history, and seven or eight years later, the population has not recovered, biologists report.
	The findings, in a newly published study led by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Heather Renner, show that the toll on common murres killed 4 million, about half the Alaska population.
	It was not only the lar…

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"The Blob" Kills 4 Million Seabirds, The Largest Single-Species Mortality Event In Modern History

Common murres are clustered together on a cliff ledge in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge on July 30, 2019. Annual monitoring of key nesting sites has found that the common murre population has yet to recover from the massive die-off caused by the marine heatwave known as the "Blob." It was the biggest wildlife die-off in modern times, a new study says. (Photo by Brie Drummond/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)The loss of an estimated 4…

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Murres, a common seabird, look a little like flying penguins. These stout, tuxedo-styled birds dive and swim in the ocean to eat small fish and then fly back to islands or coastal cliffs where they nest in large colonies. But their hardy physiques disguise how vulnerable these birds are to changing ocean conditions. A University […] The post Surveys show full scale of massive die-off of common murres following the ‘warm blob’ in the Pacific Ocea…

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Surveys show full scale of massive die-off of common murres following the ‘warm blob’ in the Pacific Ocean

Colony surveys of common murres, an Alaskan seabird, show the full effects of the 2014-16 marine heat wave known as “the blob.” Analysis of 13 colonies surveyed between 2008 and 2022 finds that...

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Juneau Empire Juneau Empire - The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 4 million deaths of common murres during the intense North Pacific marine heatwave.  Alaska birds suffered biggest die-off in recorded history in ‘Blob’ heat wave, new study says Wire Service

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Alaska birds suffered biggest die-off in recorded history in ‘Blob’ heat wave, new study says

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