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Mar 11, 2015 · Learn about the causes, effects and evidence of ice ages, periods of colder global temperatures and glacial expansion. Explore the five significant ice ages in Earth's history and how humans adapted to the harsh climate.
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'.
- Emma Groeneveld
Ice age – Period of long-term reduction in temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere. Last Glacial Period – Period of major glaciations of the Northern Hemisphere (115,000–12,000 years ago) Thermal history of Earth. Geologic temperature record – Very long term changes in Earth's temperature.
Learn about the definition, facts, and history of ice ages, periods of large-scale glaciation that reshape Earth's surface. Explore the maps and images of past and recent ice sheets in North America and Europe.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Last Glacial Period ( LGP ), also known colloquially as the Last Ice Age or simply Ice Age, [1] occurred from the end of the Last Interglacial to the end of the Younger Dryas, encompassing the period c. 115,000 – c. 11,700 years ago.
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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