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  1. Mar 11, 2015 · Scientists have recorded five significant ice ages throughout the Earth’s history: the Huronian (2.4-2.1 billion years ago), Cryogenian (850-635 million years ago), Andean-Saharan (460-430 mya),...

  2. Jul 5, 2024 · 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.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ice_AgeIce Age - Wikipedia

    Ice Age. Look up ice age in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Ice Age may also refer to:

  4. The LGP is often colloquially referred to as the "last ice age", though the term ice age is not strictly defined, and on a longer geological perspective, the last few million years could be termed a single ice age given the continual presence of ice sheets near both poles.

  5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0268380Ice Age (2002) - IMDb

    Mar 15, 2002 · Ice Age: Directed by Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha. With Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic. The story revolves around sub-zero heroes: a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a prehistoric combination of a squirrel and rat, known as Scrat.

  6. 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'.

  7. Jul 15, 2021 · The most recent ice age peaked between 24,000 and 21,000 years ago, when vast ice sheets covered North America and northern Europe, and mountain ranges like Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro and...

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