ice age
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This cooling came just as the planet was emerging from the last ice age and beginning to warm.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
Sir Keir Starmer's visit to China this week is the clearest sign yet the two countries are seeking to end the diplomatic "ice age" that has defined their relationship.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
The glacier shed eight kilometers of ice in that short period, a pace comparable to the rapid withdrawals that marked the end of the last ice age.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025
Soil erosion measurements indicate that it likely formed during the early-to-mid Holocene -- the geological interval that began at the end of the last ice age roughly 11,700 years ago.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025
During the last million years, there has been an ice age on average every 100,000 years.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
