# Shetland Islands

Type: location

Source: Climate Intelligence Brief — https://getclimatebrief.com/entity/shetland-islands
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## Timeline

- **2026**: Direct Evidence Published — A study in Nature Communications provides the first direct sediment-core evidence linking the ancient Gulf Stream shift to an abrupt AMOC disruption.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Gulf Stream shifted 100s of km north 13,000 years ago: A warning for our climate future
2026-06-11 22:16:20 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

A new study in Nature Communications reveals that the Gulf Stream shifted hundreds of kilometers northward during the Younger Dryas cold snap, directly validating climate models that predict a similar shift as the AMOC weakens today. The ancient event offers a stark analog for the abrupt disruptions likely with continued global warming, with major implications for energy demand, agriculture, and coastal planning.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/gulf-stream-north-shift-warning-climate

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