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The Cold Blob: A Warning Light in the Atlantic
📅 Published: July 6, 2026
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⏱️ Duration: 15:03
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Explain the North Atlantic warming hole or cold blob: a patch southeast of Greenland that has cooled while most of Earth’s surface has warmed. Use it as a doorway into AMOC, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and the debate over whether the cold blob is caused mainly by atmospheric changes or by weakening ocean circulation.
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