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changes that occurred during the last ice age
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Most scientists agree that the most recent ice age, which ended approximately 11,700 years ago, is the reason for Ireland’s lack of reptile diversity.
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K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
The oldest ice contained in Weißseespitze dates back roughly 6,000 years to the mid-Holocene, a warm period following the close of the last global ice age.
—Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
If not stopped it has the potential to cause an extinction-level global ice age.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
But there are normal ebbs and flows, warm and cold periods throughout the history of Earth, well before humans were alive, like ice ages and volcanic events, and climate change includes it all, not just the heat!
—Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
The oldest ice contained in Weißseespitze dates back roughly 6,000 years to the mid-Holocene, a warm period following the close of the last global ice age.
—Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
If not stopped it has the potential to cause an extinction-level global ice age.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
But there are normal ebbs and flows, warm and cold periods throughout the history of Earth, well before humans were alive, like ice ages and volcanic events, and climate change includes it all, not just the heat!
—Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ice age
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“Ice age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20age. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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