Category Archives: Ice Ages

Ice Ages (Guest Post) – Clyde Carroll

Posted on June 21, 2026 by Clive Best

Dear Clyde. Thanks for your proposal. I made this into a guest Post to allow for a  wider discussion, hope you agree  –  Clive Best. I am a long-term admirer and reader of your website. I have degrees in physics … Continue reading →

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5 Million years of cooling

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Clive Best

Why did the earth cool ~6C during the Pleistocene resulting in the current deep ~100 Ky glacial cycles? The most probable cause  is plate tectonics – the opening of the Atlantic and continuing rise of the Himalayas after India collided … Continue reading →

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Towards an understanding of Ice Ages

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Clive Best

An Ice model driven by NH insolation but adjusted for dust albedo does a pretty good job at reproducing the last 8 glacial cycles. Details are described below. Prior to the Mid Pleistocene Transition (MPT) roughly one million years ago,  … Continue reading →

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