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Mar 11, 2015 · Learn about the causes, characteristics and consequences of ice ages, periods of colder global temperatures and glacial expansion. Explore the history of ice age theory, the origins of human adaptation and the extinction of megafauna.
2 days ago · ice age, any geologic period during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land. Such periods of large-scale glaciation may last several million years and drastically reshape surface features of entire continents. A number of major ice ages have occurred throughout Earth history.
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Penultimate Glacial Period, the glacial period that occurred before the Last Glacial Period. Late Cenozoic Ice Age, the geologic period of the last 33.9 million years. Little Ice Age, a period of relative cold in certain regions from roughly 1450–1480.
Ice Age is an American media franchise centering on a group of mammals surviving the Pleistocene ice age. It consists of computer-animated films, short films, TV specials and a series of video games.
May 24, 2017 · An Ice Age is a period in which the earth's climate is colder than normal, with ice sheets capping the poles and glaciers dominating higher altitudes. Within an ice age, there are varying pulses of colder and warmer climatic conditions, known as 'glacials' and 'interglacials'.
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Sep 28, 2021 · The most recent ice age is the one we are currently experiencing, the late Cainozoic-Quaternary Ice Age, which began around 34 million years ago with the glaciation of Antarctica.
Sep 28, 2021 · An ice age is a period of protracted lower temperatures that leads to significant ice formation on Earth. Learn about the six major ice ages in Earth's history, their causes, variations and effects on climate and life.
