ABSTRACT
Holocene paleoclimate history derived from multi-variable ice-core time-series in both hemispheres is presented and interpreted. The major features discussed are the early Holocene Warm Period and the long, cooling trend culminating in the Little Ice Age and interrupted by warm intervals like the Medieval Warm Period. The Early Holocene cold event at 8200 BP is examined as are the last few centuries of high-resolution data that reflect the modern warming. The effects of the warming on glacier melting are summarized. The advantages of merging ice-core data with other palaeo-data types, like tree-rings, are highlighted and discussed.
