High-resolution multi-proxy records (diatom, macroremain, pollen and ash content) of the late Holocene, using two paleolake sequences from the Peter the Great Bay coast (Southern Russian Far East), were aimed to reconstruct hydroclimatic changes and examining their links to summer and winter monsoon intensity, cyclogenesis activity, and hazardous events. Ages were determined based on radiocarbon dating and tephrostratigraphy with the sediments containing the Baitoushan cryptotephra. Sedimentation rates and changes in biotic components over time were evaluated. We conducted a comparative analysis of the paleoclimatic events with potential climate drivers responsible for them. The formation of the “southern” paleolake in the place of the desalinated lagoon occurred ∼4060 cal yr BP, and the swamp began to develop ∼3370 cal yr BP, which coincides with the beginning of a prolonged period of droughts associated with a decrease in the intensity of the summer monsoon, cyclogenesis, and precipitation in the land-ocean marginal zone of the Asian-Pacific region. The “central” paleolake, which existed from 3600 cal yr BP, became isolated from the sea and a swamp developed from 1500 cal yr BP. The vegetation of adjacent areas has been reconstructed. Pollen spectra reveal signs of ancient human activity in the coastal landscapes. The study area experienced two “dry” cold events, comparable to events recorded globally (2800–2600, and 1700–1300 cal yr BP), and a highly humid Little Ice Age. The period from 945 to 830 cal yr BP was the warmest, but moisture level decreased during this time. It is assumed that regional climate changes in the Asia-Pacific region were caused by hydrodynamic processes in the ocean-atmosphere system, associated with anomalies in meridional heat and moisture transfer. These processes lead to strengthening or weakening, of tropical and extratropical cyclogenesis, which in turn affect the summer monsoon, and the dynamics of sea surface temperature. Additionally, the El Niño, and the activity of the Kuroshio and Tsushima currents were also linked to these climatic changes. The studied areas have recorded the passage of extreme storms and tsunamis.
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