The warmest global temperatures since the end of the last ice age occurred ____________.
A) approximately 11 Ka, in the Younger Dryas
B) approximately 6 Ka, in the Holocene
C) approximately 1 Ka, in the Medieval Warm Period
D) in 1972, at the time that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed quotas and heavy price increases on the sale of oil to Western nations

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The Holocene, which began approximately 11,700 years ago after the end of the last ice age, has been the warmest period in human history with global temperatures peaking around 6,000 years ago. This is supported by various studies and evidence from ice cores, sediment records, and other sources. The other options presented do not accurately reflect the warmest global temperatures since the end of the last ice age.

The Warmest Global Temperatures Since the End of the Last