Over the last several years the Gulf stream has been slowing and the North Atlantic RAPID array of buoys has been monitoring the results. Satellite images show how warm water is blocked by the 'Cold Blob' just South of Greenland and is pooling on the coast of the USA of the Cost around Cape Cod.
The position indicated by the green circle on the map has a temperature which is almost C above normal.
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There are current reports of the Lobsters in Maine moving North at 43 miles a decade and it begs the question about the Cod which used to be prolific on the Newfoundland Banks.
Was the cause of their disappearance due to over fishing as we were led to believe, or was it due to a change in water temperature which lead them to abandon their traditional location and move to cooler waters?
The position indicated by the green circle on the map has a temperature which is almost C above normal.
https://earth.nullschool.net
There are current reports of the Lobsters in Maine moving North at 43 miles a decade and it begs the question about the Cod which used to be prolific on the Newfoundland Banks.
Was the cause of their disappearance due to over fishing as we were led to believe, or was it due to a change in water temperature which lead them to abandon their traditional location and move to cooler waters?
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