What appears to happen more abruptly, the onset of a glacial period or the onset of an interglacial period? Why do you say this?
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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Interglacial periods often came on quickly with a sharp rise in temperature; the onset
of a glacial period often shows a fluctuating decline.
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