# Strange Atlantic cold spot traced to ocean slowdown

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- Published: 2025-06-30T09:15:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Permanence and Impermanence. Photo credit: Frank Busch via Flickr. Public Domain. Article by Jules Bernstein. UC Riverside News – June 20, 2025. Research article: Communications Earth & Environment. For more than a century, a patch of cold water south of Greenland has resisted the Atlantic Ocean’s overall warming, fueling debate amongst scientists. A new study identifies the cause as the long-term weakening of a major ocean circulation system. Researchers from the University of California, Riverside show that only one explanation fits both observed ocean temperatures and salinity patterns: the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is slowing down. […] Click here to view original web page at www.news.ucr.edu Related articles: Mystery behind cold blob in the Atlantic Ocean finally solved – Live Science A Mysterious Blob of Cold Water Defies Ocean Heat – Now We Know Why – ScienceAlert The Atlantic’s chilling secret: A century of data reveals ocean current collapse – ScienceDaily