8.2 kiloyear event

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climatic event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs 8.2 ka event
gptkbp:cause meltwater pulse from Laurentide Ice Sheet
gptkbp:date 6200 BCE
gptkbp:duration about 150 years
gptkbp:effect sea level rise
global cooling
drought in North Africa
reduction in monsoon intensity
gptkbp:evidence gptkb:Greenland_ice_cores
lake sediments
marine records
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Mid-Holocene_Warm_Period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8.2 kiloyear event
gptkbp:impact affected early human civilizations
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Holocene_epoch
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Younger_Dryas
gptkbp:significance major abrupt climate event of the Holocene
gptkbp:studiedBy paleoclimatologists
gptkbp:temperatureDrop 1.5°C to 2.5°C
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lake_Agassiz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6