Rick Thoman on Nostr: Sea surface temperatures in the north central Pacific Ocean (along and south of the ...

Sea surface temperatures in the north central Pacific Ocean (along and south of the Aleutian Islands) have been at or near record high levels every month this year (NOAA OISSTv2.1 data since 1982). This has real impacts on storms moving across this region by potentially increasing intensity and adding moisture that storm can bring north into mainland Alaska. Brian Brettschneider (npub1z0w…vryl)

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