Mysterious 'cold blob' in the #Atlantic is a sign of the #GulfStream weakening — and that's bad news for the #USEastCoast

The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating climate tipping point.

Story by Patrick Pester, 6/10/2026

"A mysterious "cold blob" in the Atlantic Ocean is a sign that key ocean currents are weakening, a new study has found, with potentially devastating long-term impacts on our #climate and #weather.

The cold blob, or #NorthAtlantic #WarmingHole, is an area south of Greenland and Iceland where average sea surface temperatures have actually been going down. Researchers have been working to understand the blob for years, given that it bucks the global trend of Earth getting warmer.

"The new research, published May 28 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, supports previous interpretations that the blob's existence points to a weakening of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC). "

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather/topstories/mysterious-cold-blob-in-the-atlantic-is-a-sign-of-the-gulf-stream-weakening/ar-AA25jzjY

Live Science (maybe behind a paywall):
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/mysterious-cold-blob-in-the-atlantic-is-a-sign-of-the-gulf-stream-weakening-and-thats-bad-news-for-the-us-east-coast

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/5ub6v

#ClimateChange #TippingPoint #GlobalWarming #AMOCCollapse

Very cool: #trees stalling effects of #GlobalHeating in eastern #US, study finds

Vast #reforestation a major reason for ‘#WarmingHole’ across parts of US where temperatures have flatlined or cooled
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/us-east-trees-warming-hole-study-climate-crisis
#ClimateCrisis