Just off the PNW coast a few... okay maybe more than a few miles, the ocean is heating up and it seems very localized, not GW, A 1,000 Mile Stretch Of The Pacific Ocea... Don’t Know Why
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...This warm blob, which is about 2 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit (1 to 4 degrees Celsius) warmer than the usual temperature for this region, means the winter air that crosses over the Pacific Ocean wasn’t cooled as much as it normally would be. That, in turn, spelled warmer, dryer conditions for the West Coast. ...


If the source of the extra heat is not solar activity which wouldn't cause such a local phenomena, maybe it's volcanic. If it's volcanic, maybe it's tied to the fault lock.

Dunno.