El Niño played a key role in Pacific marine heatwave, as did potentially climate change

The Northeast Pacific's largest marine heatwave on record was at least in part caused by El Niño climate patterns. And unusually warm water events in that ocean could potentially become more frequent with rising levels of greenhouse gases, say scientists.

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