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Is This Earth’s Most Important Climate Mystery?

Season 6 Episode 5 | 9m 59s

A mysterious patch in the Pacific Ocean is defying all climate models - it is inexplicably cooling while the rest of the world is warming. Stretching off the west coast of Ecuador, this “cold tongue” challenges what we know about fundamental ocean and atmospheric currents, and has big implications for weather systems throughout the world.

Aired: 04/08/25
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