A Penn State study published in Science Advances on June 30 found that ocean processes and atmospheric processes contribute equally to maintaining the North Atlantic cold blob.
Notes on verification
Directly confirmed by the primary peer-reviewed source (Science Advances paper) and Penn State's press release, with consistent corroboration across multiple independent science news outlets. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=silver indep_score=0.95 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Scientists Shed Light on the Mysterious 'Cold Blob' in ... (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads1624 (corroboration)
- https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/ocean-atmosphere-equally-responsible-atlantic-cold-blob-scientists (corroboration)
- https://scitechdaily.com/climate-anomaly-researchers-unravel-mystery-of-atlantic-cold-blob/ (corroboration)