Scientists have confirmed the presence of a whale off New England that went extinct in the Atlantic Ocean two centuries ago. They say it’s an exciting discovery, but one that illustrates the impact of climate change on sea life. Researchers with the New England Aquarium in Boston found the gray whale while flying 30 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Friday. Gray whales typically live in the northern Pacific Ocean. But there have been five observations of the animal in Atlantic and Mediterranean waters in the last 15 years. The Northwest Passage has lacked ice in the summertime in recent years, thereby allowing whales to go from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic.