Articles | Volume 19, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1177-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1177-2023
Research article
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15 Jun 2023
Research article |  | 15 Jun 2023

A paleoprecipitation and paleotemperature reconstruction of the Last Interglacial in the southeastern Alps

Charlotte Honiat, Gabriella Koltai, Yuri Dublyansky, R. Lawrence Edwards, Haiwei Zhang, Hai Cheng, and Christoph Spötl

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A look at the climate evolution during the last warm period may allow us to test ground for future climate conditions. We quantified the temperature evolution during the Last Interglacial using a tiny amount of water trapped in the crystals of precisely dated stalagmites in caves from the southeastern European Alps. Our record indicates temperatures up to 2 °C warmer than today and an unstable climate during the first half of the Last Interglacial.