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The Younger Dryas lasted about 1,200 years and was felt mostly in high northern latitudes

The Younger Dryas was a cold episode of about 1,200 years whose effects were strongest at high northern latitudes, not a single-day catastrophe at 21 degrees north.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Younger Dryas lasted about 1,200 years and was felt mostly in high northern latitudes [Evidence EVD0DCKT91HRKXV]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKT91HRKXV
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