Slowing ocean currents cause cold patch south of Greenland, researchers find
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Summary
Researchers have solved the mystery of the North Atlantic Warming Hole, a cold patch of water south of Greenland that has cooled by up to 0.5°F (0.3°C) over the past century despite global ocean warming. The cause is a slowdown in ocean currents, which has led to this unexpected cooling anomaly.
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· 3 pulledResearchers have finally answered a longstanding question about a giant patch of cold water in the Atlantic Ocean, blaming a change in ocean currents for the unexpected cooling.
Despite the steady warming of ocean waters around the world, this one area got colder by up to 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.3 degrees Celsius) over the past century.
The anomaly, located just south of Greenland, is — perhaps counterintuitively — called the North Atlantic Warming Hole, and it has been stumping scientists for years.
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