Was there any time in the last 800,000 years when temperature in the Antarctic was higher than it is today? If so, when?
The question is based on Figure 24-5, showing variations in CO2 and temperature anomalies in Antarctica going back 800,000 years. This temperature record shows the major glacial (cold) and interglacial (warm) periods of the later Pleistocene Epoch (2.58 million to 11,700 years ago).
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Yes; about 130,000 years ago.
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