Abstract The Younger Dryas (YD; 12.9 to 11.7 thousand years before present [ka]) was an
abrupt cooling event in the North Atlantic region that interrupted the last deglaciation. This …

Fire is a keystone ecological process that shapes and maintains ecosystems in the
southeastern United States, and yet the paleofire history of the southeast remains relatively …

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) has caused significant climate
changes over the past 90 000 years. Prior work has hypothesized that these millennial-scale …

A 13.0 cal ka BP pollen record from Twin Ponds, Vermont, provides new insights into the
climate history of the northeastern United States. Modern analogs were used to produce …

The Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) was the largest ephemeral ice sheet in the Northern
Hemisphere, reaching its all-time maximum during the last glacial cycle (~ 115 ka to~ 11.7 …

A lake-level reconstruction using sedimentological evidence from Lower Paintrock Lake in
the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming shows four major millennial-scale periods of low water …

Solar radiation is of essential bioclimatic importance. It is the main natural source of light and
heat for man. Solar radiation can have a significant beneficial or degrading effect on the …