Paul Beckwith on the el-Nino and "the Blob"

Why is the North Pacific Ocean like a sauna?

The El Niño has greatly warmed the equatorial Pacific Ocean, and will continue to build up until Christmas. However, the North Pacific water temperatures are way warmer than normal, and have been that way well before the El Niño appeared. I propose that the Pacific Meridional Overturning Circulation (PMOC) has greatly slowed or shut down, and wonder why Hansen never discussed this. Algae blooms are enormous, and marine life is collapsing in the North Pacific Ocean.