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A steady ocean pattern just failed for the first time ever observed
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2025/09/14/ocean-current-fails/85992978007/Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come.
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For the first time since records began 40 years ago, the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the Gulf of Panama failed to emerge this year. Scientists aren't sure if it's a fluke or a new normal.
Specifically, the Gulf of Panama’s seasonal upwelling system has consistently delivered cool, nutrient-rich waters via northerly trade winds every January-April for at least 40 years. But not this year.
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The findings were reported last week in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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