Cyclical changes in terrestrial elements and their combined effect cause climate oscillations, during which periods of glaciation and warming (glacial and interglacial periods) alternate on Earth, […]
The most recent ice accumulation started about 30 million years ago in the Southern Hemisphere. Glaciation in the north started much later.The last ice age in […]
An ice age requires a combination of astronomical and terrestrial causes. Astronomer-mathematician Milutin Milanković pointed out the periodic changes in the Sun-Earth relationship that occur over […]
During the pre-ice age tertiary, the relatively warm, wet climate saw vast expanses of forest green across the continents, providing a habitat for wildlife. However, as […]