Temperature Graph 10000 Years. Figure 1 shows two prior interglacial periods that were warmer than the holocene. It was around this time that there were vast ice sheets covering north america northern europe and asia.
This graph s title states that it is showing global temperature variation yet it is only showing greenland glacier summit temperature which is a high altitude local proxy and not reconstructed global temperature. At the bottom of this page there is a link to download a pdf of this graph which may be used on the condition that it is presented as is without modification. The eemian about 130 000 years ago and the holsteinian about 400 000 years ago.
It was around this time that there were vast ice sheets covering north america northern europe and asia.
Many estimates of past temperatures have been made over earth s history the field of paleoclimatology includes ancient temperature records. Explore this interactive graph. The eemian about 130 000 years ago and the holsteinian about 400 000 years ago. Civilization developed during the holocene the interglacial period of the past 10 000 years during which global temperature and sea level have been unusually stable.
