Ancient clam shells reveal Atlantic Ocean currents are becoming dangerously unstable, approaching critical climate tipping point.

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An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present.

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Bivalves, such as clams, oysters and mussels, record seasonal environmental changes in their shells, making them living chronicles of climate history. A new study of bivalve shells has detected two major episodes of instability in the North Atlantic Ocean's circulation systems,

The North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre moves heat from the tropics to the North Atlantic, and it is a part of a much larger network of ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). This helps with regulating temperatures in Europe and North America.