Scientists Shed Light on the Mysterious 'Cold Blob' in the North Atlantic Amid a Search for Its Cause

Scientists Shed Light on the Mysterious 'Cold Blob' in the North Atlantic Amid a Search for Its Cause

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the Atlantic Ocean, though other factors may also be at play

Ocean, Atmosphere Equally Responsible for Atlantic ‘Cold Blob,’ Scientists Find

A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms.

Scientists discover the origin and those responsible for the North Atlantic 'cold spot'

An area of the North Atlantic Ocean, just south of Greenland, is cooling while much of the world is warming. Scientists are now unraveling the reasons and searching for those responsible for this.The North Atlantic Cold Spot is a stretch of sea in the North Atlantic that, according to NASA models, is one of the few spots on Earth that is cooling. Credit: NASAThe origin of this "cold spot" has been linked to the weakening of ocean currents that h…