Interglacial period which began 130,000 years ago.
The last time the Arctic was uncontestably free of summer-time ice was 125,000 years ago,
at the height of the last major Interglacial period.
For example, during an extended warm period called the Eemian Interglacial about 100,000 years ago,
Antarctica probably lost enough ice to raise sea level by several meters.
Alarmingly, the results showed that most
ice loss happened at the start of Last Interglacial warming, some 129,000 years ago-
showing how sensitive the Antarctic is to higher temperatures.
The consequences of advanced ice melt include the increased discharge of
icebergs from a disintegrating ice sheet, as occurred in the past during stadial phases of Interglacial periods.
Paleo data from corals indicate that sea level was 4 to 6 meters(or more)
above present day sea levels during the last Interglacial period, about 125,000 years ago.