Temperatures increased ________ from the Pleistocene Epoch to the Holocene Epoch.

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The shift from the Pleistocene Epoch to the Holocene Epoch was a period of warming, known as the Holocene Climate Optimum, which occurred approximately 10,000-6,000 years ago. During this time, global temperatures increased by about 6 degrees Celsius (10.8 degrees Fahrenheit). This warming was due in part to changes in the Earth's orbit and increased solar radiation, but was also influenced by human activities such as deforestation and agriculture. While temperature fluctuations have occurred throughout Earth's history, the rate and extent of current global warming is unprecedented and largely driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases.

Temperatures Increased ________ from the Pleistocene Epoch to the Holocene