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We are still in an ice age, just an interglacial part of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interglacial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interglacial, https://en.w
by mkl 3y ago
We are still in an ice age, just an interglacial part of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interglacial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interglacial, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age
- defrost 3y agoLet's not play the dull game of pedantic definitions. The GP to whom I replied referred to the ~ 21 Kyear glaciation cycles associated with humidity changes in the Sahara, I specifically asked about what they meant by "ice age" and pointed out that now other parameters have been altered (the insulative properties of the atmosphere) we can't reliably predict how specific regions will change in the future on the basis of the past. Your own link clearly differentiaties between geological "Ice Age" (Quaternary glaciation of the past 2.5 million years) and the popular notion of "Ice Age" (glacial cycles during that time). Hence why I carefully wrote: > If by "Ice Age" you mean .. Do by all means contribute to the discussion, that is so much better than just playing the game of "gotcha's" (or whatever it is you're doing in your comment above).
- lettergram 3y agoI’m actually asking the question — when we leave the ice age, will the Sahara turn green? Presumably, based on this paper, the sea water will rise and then yes it will get more rain.