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To: Brumar89 who wrote (930696)4/16/2016 2:29:56 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (4) of 1572630
 
Maybe you mean the last interglacial, Eemian, when sea level was 9 meters higher. There were no known coastal cities to drown back then.



As for the Arctic, the Arctic has warmed since this was written.

The Arctic Hasn’t Been This Hot for 44,000 Years
The average temperature in the Arctic, says new research, is hotter than at any time in the past 44,000 years, and maybe more

October 25, 2013

Read more: smithsonianmag.com

Maybe more, as in 120K years
The Arctic hasn’t been this hot for 120,000 years

By John Upton on 28 Oct 2013The last time the Canadian Arctic was as warm as it is today, our ancestors were only just beginning to migrate out of Africa.

A study published in Geophysical Research Papers suggests that recent temperatures in the region were unmatched during the last 120,000 years.

grist.org
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