# North Atlantic's 'cold blob' may contain climate nuance

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- Published: 2026-11-04T00:40:06+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-north-atlantic-cold-blob-climate.html
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Climate observers have long tied the strength of a major ocean current to water temperatures in the so-called "cold blob" in the North Atlantic Ocean. The 965,000-square-mile (2.5 million square kilometers) area south and southeast of Greenland cooled by as much as 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century as other ocean waters warmed.

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