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Mystery behind cold blob in the Atlantic Ocean finally solved

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A giant patch of cold water in the Atlantic Ocean got colder by up to 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit ( 0.3 degrees Celsius) over the past century .

The cold blob has long been a point of disagreement among oceanographers.

By analyzing ocean temperatures and salinity patterns, scientists linked this cooling to the slowing of a system of ocean currents.