Ice Core from
Vostok, Antarctica
During last ice age (>18,000 years
ago)
Temps 6oC colder CO2 levels 30% lowerCH4 levels 50% lowerH2O levels were lowerthan current
interglacial.
130,000 years ago it was a bit warmer
than today
50% change in CO2 associated
with 8oC change
in temperature
6-8oC decrease in temperature
produced incredibly
different climate:
Ice Age