Mid-Holocene Warm Period

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climatic period
gptkbp:affects human societies
megafauna distribution
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Altithermal
gptkb:Hypsithermal
Holocene Climate Optimum
gptkbp:characterizedBy warmer global temperatures
expansion of forests in northern latitudes
increased precipitation in some regions
gptkbp:endDate about 5,000 years ago
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Neoglaciation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mid-Holocene Warm Period
gptkbp:notableFor northward shift of climatic zones
higher temperatures than pre-industrial era in some regions
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Holocene_epoch
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Younger_Dryas
gptkbp:significance paleoclimatology
gptkbp:startDate about 9,000 years ago
gptkbp:studiedBy ice cores
lake sediments
pollen records
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8.2_kiloyear_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7