Posthuman Blues

Squid's mystery deepens after 1,000 wash ashore

"Dosidicus gigas, which grow up to two metres long and can weigh 50 kilograms, normally live in waters between Southern California and the tip of South America. But this year, for the first time in scientific history, the squid have ventured as far north as Alaska."

I saw this coming after the first specimen showed up. I'm surprised it happened so quickly, but I'm not exactly sure why. I fully expect more displaced species to wash ashore. We'll gawk and point, get back in our SUVs, and leave the oceans to their dying.