Jan 22, 2017 · Oddly enough, an Ice Age has gripped the Earth for most of the last 2.6 million years, and we’re currently experiencing an unusually warm break from this so-called Quaternary glaciation, which temporarily lifted around 12,000 years ago. How long the ongoing ‘interglacial’ period will last depends partly on changes in the orbital size, shape and axial tilt of the Earth, …

Mar 27, 2017 · We’re Due For Another Ice Age But Climate Change May Push It Back Another 100,000 Years, Researchers Say By Ada Carr March 27, 2017 Throughout our planet’s 4.5 billion years, there have been five...

Dec 30, 2005 · Could Earth Enter Another Ice Age? As only 11,000 years have passed since the last Ice Age, scientists cannot be certain that humans are indeed living in a post-glacial Holocene epoch instead of an interglacial period of the Pleistocene and thus due for another ice age in the geologic future. Some scientists believe that an increase in global temperature, as is now being …

Apr 10, 2013 · Will There Be Another Ice Age? If carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, we likely have a long thaw ahead of us. by Kara Rogers, on April 10, 2013 If Earth’s past climates tell us anything, it’s that ice will return. Over the last 2.6 million years, the planet has experienced a series of glacial periods separated by thaws, or interglacials.