Holocene climatic optimum
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The Holocene Climate Optimum (HCO) was a warm period during roughly the interval 9,000 to 5,000 years BP. It has also been known by many other names, such as Altithermal, Climatic Optimum, Holocene Megathermal, Holocene Optimum, Holocene Thermal Maximum, Hypsithermal, and Mid-Holocene Warm Period.
This warm period was followed by a gradual decline until about two millennia ago.
- For other temperature fluctuations, see temperature record.
- For other past climate fluctuation, see paleoclimatology.
- For the pollen zone and Blytt-Sernander period, associated with the climate optimum, see Atlantic (period).
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See also
- 8.2 kiloyear event
- Medieval Warm Period
- Little Ice Age
- Timeline of environmental events
- Younger Dryas
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