Researchers State Warm Pacific Water Led to Vast Seabird Die-off
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Pacific Ocean seabird experts continue to study a massive die-off of common murres (murz) that occurred a year ago but say most evidence points to a climate event that warmed waters of the North Pacific.
Federal officials recorded 6,000 dead common murres in California, Oregon and Washington and 46,000 in Alaska in 2015 and early 2016...