1: A University of Washington climate scientist and his associates have been studying the blob -- a huge area of unusually warm water in the Pacific -- for months . 2: Waters in the blob have been warmer by about 5.5 degrees , a significant rise . 3: Waters in a huge area of the Pacific are running 5.5 degrees warmer than normal .
1: the blob -- a huge area of unusually warm water in the Pacific 2: Waters in the blob 3: Waters in a huge area of the Pacific