LECTURES

Ice caps tell about the sudden climate change of ice

In the autumn, Allerød Tegl tomb was protected. It was in the Allerød Tegl tomb that Hartz and Miltland in 1901 found traces of a sudden climate change at the end of the last ice age. Found has been confirmed in excavations throughout northern Europe and the period has been given the international name, "Allerød". It has later turned out that during the end of the ice, the climate in Denmark was first hot in 1800 years, then it was again cold for 1000 years and so, 11,700 years ago, the Ice age completely ended. The ice crystals have unveiled 25 abrupt climate changes, and as we can follow the development year by year, we can gain insight into how "abrupt" a sudden climate change actually is.

After the lecture, there is a general meeting.

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Ice caps tell about the sudden climate change of ice

Date: 12. APR 2016
Time: 19:30:00

Lecturer: Jørgen Peder Steffensen
Institution: Ice and climate, Niels Bohr Institutet, KU
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The Lecture is held: Geological Museum

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