glaciation
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This is a "unique community" of 20 rare and endangered arctic-alpine plants believed to have "survived continuously since shortly after the last glaciation", between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago, a spokesman said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It started with a period of glaciation that must have been a chilly change from the greenhouse-like Oligocene, and ended with a prolonged period of glaciation, too.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
“So there has to be another mystery mechanism that would have sustained the glaciation for that long,” she said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
"The new study proves that this circumpolar current is not what caused the Antarctic glaciation but the consequence of the ice formation."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
Hence it seems impossible to avoid the conclusion that the cause of glaciation is still operating with considerable although diminished efficiency.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington
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