While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has mysteriously been dropping in temperature. Dubbed the “cold blob,” the region’s cooling is likely tied to the growing instability of a vital ocean current system due to climate change. The collapse of the current system could lead to disruptions in global weather patterns.
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