Younger Dryas

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Time period c. 12,900–11,700 years ago

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Younger Dryas ice-margin retreat in Greenland, new evidence from Southwest Greenland

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Reduced meltwater outflow from the Laurentide ice margin during the Younger Dryas

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The Younger Dryas (YD, Greenland Stadial GS-1) was a period in Earth's geologic history that occurred circa 12,900 to 11,700 years Before Present (BP). It is primarily known for the sudden or "abrupt" cooling in the Northern Hemisphere, when the North Atlantic Ocean cooled and annual air temperatures decreased by ~3 °C (5 °F) over North America,...

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