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Blue Whales Go Missing From Galápagos as El Niño Warms Pacific

Researchers found no blue whales during a nine-month search, suggesting warm El Niño waters pushed the animals toward cooler, food-rich areas.

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Over the course of a nine-month expedition, researchers did not spot a single blue whale around the archipelago.

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Blue whales have become increasingly difficult to observe in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands, and researchers believe that the El Niño phenomenon could be one of the reasons.

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As the El Niño climate phenomenon intensifies at an unprecedented rate, record-high Pacific temperatures are already displacing marine species into new territories.

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The blue whales have become increasingly difficult to observe in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands, and researchers believe that the El Niño phenomenon could be one of the reasons. Unusual high temperatures of the Pacific Ocean modify marine ecosystems and force many species to change their areas of food and migration. During an expedition that [...] The Balenele article, increasingly difficult to observe in the vicinity of the Galapagos Isl…

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Live Science broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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