Graph of the Younger Dryas to Preboreal boundary as recorded in NGRIP ice core oxygen isotope data. The sharp transition visible in the data represents one
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Graph of the Younger Dryas to Preboreal boundary as recorded in NGRIP ice core oxygen isotope data. The sharp transition visible in the data represents one of the most dramatic climate shifts in recent geological history, with temperatures rising several degrees within just a few decades around 11,700 years ago.
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