/u/DrBoomkin's posts in /r/askscience

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

The Younger Dryas climate change event occurred around 12,000 years ago and was more rapid (change of about 5 degrees in a few decades) than the climate change happening today. How does it compare to modern climate change? Was there significant extinction and damage to the environment?

3844 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

The Younger Dryas abrupt climate change event happened 12,000 years ago. It was both more rapid and more significant than modern climate change predictions (5 degrees change in a matter of decades). What makes modern climate change more dangerous than The Younger Dryas?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Younger Dryas climate change event occurred around 12,000 years ago and was more rapid (change of about 5 degrees in a few decades) than the climate change happening today. How does it compare to modern climate change? Was there significant extinction and damage to the environment?	3844
The Younger Dryas abrupt climate change event happened 12,000 years ago. It was both more rapid and more significant than modern climate change predictions (5 degrees change in a matter of decades). What makes modern climate change more dangerous than The Younger Dryas?	1