by K. Richard, Apr 1, 2024 in ClimateChangeDispatch
Modern relative sea levels are near the lowest in the last 7,000 years.
Two studies, independently published, identified Mid-Holocene sea levels in northern Norway (north of the Arctic Circle) as being 7 to 9 meters higher than today before declining to the present (Balascio et al., 2024, Nielsen et al., 2024). [emphasis, links added]
This region of the Arctic was warm enough to support human settlements and boat harbors during the Medieval Warm Period.
As the climate deteriorated into the Little Ice Age cooling centuries after the Medieval warmth, the accompanying sea level fall led to abandoned residences, ships, and harbors.
The seas had become too shallow to sail in.
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