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Atlantic Ocean Faces Tipping Point, Urgent Action Needed
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- A study in Science Advances shows the Atlantic Ocean nearing a tipping point.
- Researchers use quahog clams and dog cockles to record centuries of ocean conditions.
- The study notes two destabilization events before the 1920s and starting in 1950, indicating reduced Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and Subpolar Gyre stability.
- Experts urge rapid greenhouse gas reductions to avert irreversible changes.
