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How cold was the ice age? Researchers now know – Phys.org

A University of Arizona-led team has nailed down the temperature of the last ice age—the Last Glacial Maximum of 20,000 years ago—to about 46 degrees Fahrenheit (7.8 C).

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A University of Arizona-led team has nailed down the temperature of the last ice agethe Last Glacial Maximum of 20,000 years agoto about 46 degrees Fahrenheit (7.8 C).
Their findings allow climate scientists to better understand the relationship between today’s rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxidea major greenhouse gasand average global temperature.
The Last Glacial Maximum, or LGM, was a frigid period when huge glaciers covered about half of North America, Europe and South America and …

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