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ice age

[ahys ayj] / ˈaɪs ˌeɪdʒ /
NOUN
glacial period
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For decades, much of the research into ice age climate changes has concentrated on the Southern Ocean because of its important role in controlling atmospheric carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

And in 2009, a huge cache of ice age fossils was found in L.A.’s Miracle Mile under the parking lot of a former May Co.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Emily Lindsey, curator and excavation site director at the La Brea Tar Pits’ center, said the discovery of the ice age toad is an example of the ongoing discoveries being made at the museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Britain and north-west Europe would not be pushed back into an ice age, he says.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

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


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