Do cold patches of ocean have less significance for affecting marine life than warm patches? (pindanpost.com)
In the last few days, a notable conjunction occurred when these two men essentially agreed on something: that the planet — despite a lot of very cold patches — is unusually warm. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
An unusually cold patch of weather or heavy snow often draws comment from climate deniers saying that climate change is not happening. (350.org)