The North Pacific Ocean is on fire 🔥 🌊

Blinking areas are more than 4˚C (7˚F) above average & are almost certainly experiencing a "marine heatwave" 😳

Factors: high pressure, weaker jet stream winds, more southerly surface winds & the long-term tailwind of climate change. pic.twitter.com/TCyG2xMhCw

— Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) July 22, 2021