Details: Between 2013 and 2015, the Pacific Ocean became unusually warm. At the same time, millions of starfish started succumbing to a wasting disease. The study found that, in fact, there was a correlation between the two events. Everywhere the ocean warmed, the sunflower stars sickened and died.

Background: The ocean, which absorbs 90 percent of atmospheric heat trapped by greenhouse gases, has been warming faster than previously thought, which in turn is killing off marine ecosystems, raising sea levels and creating more extreme weather patterns.

Speaking of extreme weather: While parts of the U.S. are suffering through a polar vortex, wildfires are raging in Australia’s record-breaking heat. Scientists say climate change could be the culprit.

Here’s what else is happening

Facebook: Despite the privacy scandals, the social media company said that its revenue and profits climbed in the most recent quarter as did the number of new users. As for the number of fake accounts, that’s something that hasn’t added up in the past.

India: On Friday, Amazon and its local competitor, Flipkart, will hike up prices for or pull thousands of products on their platforms, after the Indian government effectively barred them from selling products by affiliated companies .

Tesla: The electric-car maker reported a rise in revenue and vehicle sales but anticipated slower sales in America in the next quarter .