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The dynamics of cold events

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The last glacial period and deglaciation were marked by abrupt, millennial-scale climate changes. Changes in the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation were important contributors to rapid climate variability, but did not act alone.

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Figure 1: Glacial and deglacial circulation.

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Meissner, K. The dynamics of cold events. Nature Geosci 8, 904–906 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2564

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