article_snippet.sent: Some scientists are saying "The Blob" could be playing a factor.
article_snippet.sent: As monikers go, "The Blob doesn't sound very worrisome.
article_snippet.sent: But if you're a salmon fisherman in Washington or a California resident hoping to see the end of the West Coast drought, "The Blob could become an enemy of top concern.
article_snippet.sent: A University of Washington climate scientist and his associates have been studying the blob -- a huge area of unusually warm water in the Pacific -- for months.
article_snippet.sent: Bond, who gave "The Blob "The Blob name, said "The Blob was 1,000 miles long, 1,000 miles wide and 100 yards deep in 2014 -- and "The Blob has grown this year.
article_snippet.sent: "The Blob have been warmer by about 5.5 degrees, a significant rise.
article_snippet.sent: the blob also is affecting life on land.
article_snippet.sent: And the blob affects people on other areas of the country.
highlights_snippet.sent: "The Blob" might be having an effect on rain and snow -- and the West Coast drought .