Post: This figure shows the anomaly in surface temperatures off the coast of Washington in Oregon in April 2014. The green sections are less than 1 degree Celsius warmer than the 1981-2010 averages, while the orange sections are 1.5 degrees or more above average. (NOAA)
The Blob sounds like a monster in a movie (in fact, it was, twice) -- a mysterious, watery presence that disrupts wildlife, causes the weather to go haywire and sends humans into a panic.
But unlike its horror film predecessors,...