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The atlas · Climate history · Ice and heat

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A sudden warming, 56 million years ago

A burst of warming at the end of the Paleocene, and what it may say about today.

The working diagram Carbon and temperature records through the event.
Page type
A lesson, led by a working diagram
Collection
Climate history, ice and heat
When
About 56 million years ago to 55 million years ago, in the Paleogene. The finished piece will give dates from its sources.
Status
Planned and outlined. Every fact in it will be checked against a named source and listed on Sources before it goes up.

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