claim: Fifty-five thousand years ago the whole world was 2°C warmer than it is today[...]
evidence: During the LGM 22,000 YBP the average summer temperature was 3–5 °C (5–9 °F) degrees cooler than today, with variations of 2.9 °C (5.2 °F) degrees cooler on the Seward Peninsula to 7.5 °C (13.5 °F) cooler in the Yukon.
category: Beringia