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> ice ages are a cycle and happen about every 100,000 years The glacial maximum with the current distribution of continents leaves most of Earth's land uncover
by pedrosorio 7y ago
> ice ages are a cycle and happen about every 100,000 years
The glacial maximum with the current distribution of continents leaves most of Earth's land uncovered by glaciers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum#/media/File:Last_Glacial_Maximum_Vegetation_Map.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum#/media/Fi...
> although we are likely triggering the next ice age a little early with our environmental impact
Wasn't it supposed to suppress it?
https://www.pik-potsdam.de/news/press-releases/human-made-climate-change-suppresses-the-next-ice-age https://www.pik-potsdam.de/news/press-releases/human-made-cl...