This hot zone is the result of extreme climate change, image via Getty Images
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Large patch of very hot water found off the coast of New Zealand

Satellite imagery has found a large patch of ocean the size of Texas that is 5 degrees hotter than the water around it. This is a giant difference in temperature and is likely caused by global warming. This heatwave could result in the death of thousands of fish and other marine life.

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Sat Dec 28 - CNN

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