Squaring The Circle, A Randall Carlson Podcast #74: The Real Story of Global Climate Change Continues | The Younger Dryas Series Ep 2.
Jan 15, 2026
A deep dive into the Younger Dryas interval and the dramatic temperature plunge around 12,900–11,600 years ago. Discussion covers meltwater pulses, interrupted glacial melt, and rapid sea‑level change. They survey megafauna mortality timing, Greenland’s extreme signal, paleovegetation evidence, and competing trigger ideas including an extraterrestrial impact hypothesis.
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Younger Dryas Defined By Rapid Global Cooling
- The Younger Dryas was a rapid plunge from near-present warmth into full glacial cold around 12,900–11,600 years ago.
- Randall Carlson highlights Greenland and the North Atlantic as the areas showing the most extreme and rapid temperature change recorded in ice cores.
Personal Preference For Energized Raw Honey
- Randall Carlson shares using Pure Wave Energized Honey in his coffee and endorses its raw, unprocessed qualities.
- He notes independent testing showing no impurities and links the product to bee-health concerns he cares about.
Holocene Climatic Optimum Was Warmer Than Today
- The Younger Dryas ended with a second rapid warming that ushered in the Holocene climatic optimum, which Carlson says was warmer than present.
- He stresses that the Holocene optimum (hypsothermal) was a global warm interval interrupted later by an 8,200-year cooling event.