Ice Age Articles

• Ice Ages
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Nature of Water
  Oceanography
  Snow and Avalanches
   
  

  Ice age

  An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's climate, resulting in an expansion of the continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers. Glaciologically, ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Weather
  Environmental Issues
  Ice Ages
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Climate

  The climate is the weather averaged over a long period of time. Weather is the combination of events in the atmosphere and climate is the overall accumulated weather in a certain location. Over ... > more
• Geography
  Ice Ages
  Geology
  Global Warming
  Exotic Species
  Climate
   
  

  Varve

  A varve is an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. Terms such as "annually laminated" are synonymous with varve. Of the many rhythmites found in the geological record, varves are one of the ... > more
• Earth Science
  Geology
  Earthquakes
  Environmental Issues
  Climate
  Oceanography
   
  

  Earth science

  Many scientists are now starting to use an approach known as Earth system science which treats the entire Earth as a system in its own right, which evolves as a result of positive and negative ... > more
• Global Warming
  Ice Ages
  Snow and Avalanches
  Oceanography
  Water
  Climate
   
  

  Glacier

  A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. A glacier is formed by multi-year ice accretion in sloping terrain. Glaciers can be found on ... > more
• Early Climate
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Global Warming
  Nature of Water
  Snow and Avalanches
   
  

  Ice core

  An ice core is a core sample from the accumulation of snow and ice over many years that have recrystallized and have trapped air bubbles from previous time periods. The composition of these ice ... > more
• Global Warming
  Water
  Geography
  Oceanography
  Climate
  Ice Ages
   
  

  Iceberg

  An iceberg is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. Since the density of pure water ice is ca. 920 kg/m3, and that of sea ... > more
• Storms
  Severe Weather
  Snow and Avalanches
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Winter storm

  A winter storm is a type of precipitation in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm where ground ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Early Climate
  Ice Ages
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Temperature record of the past 1000 years

  The temperature record of the past 1000 years describes the reconstruction of temperature for the last 1000 years on the Northern Hemisphere. A reconstruction is needed because a reliable surface ... > more
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Weather
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Nature of Water
   
  

  Instrumental temperature record

  The instrumental temperature record shows the fluctuations of the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans since the invention of ... > more

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