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Large patch of the Atlantic Ocean near the equator has been cooling at record speeds — and scientists can't figure out why
Though the cold patch is now warming its way back to normal ... Cooler surface waters are typically accompanied by stronger ...
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‘Cold tongue’: what the Pacific Ocean cool patch mystery says about climate change
This is because the “cold, nutrient-rich water” of the cold tongue has become a “prosperous patch [that] feeds phytoplankton and breathes life into the archipelago”, said The Atlantic.