And a new study by Duchez et al. (2016) connects the «cold blob» in the summer of 2015 to the heatwave across Europe that year, because the cold subpolar Atlantic favors a certain air pressure distribution. (realclimate.org)
Rapid switches in subpolar North Atlantic hydrography and climate during the Last Interglacial (MIS 5e). (uib.no)
Norway experiences extreme cold in the winter, particularly in subpolar regions, and gentle heat in the summer, with temperatures hitting around 30 °C in the south. (vjv.com)