Category Archives: Ice Ages

Sea Ice & Sea Shanties

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Clive Best

The National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDIC) publishes the extent of daily Sea Ice coverage for both the Arctic and Antarctic. These are derived from  from meteorological satellite images. Often you see more alarming plots of  rapidly disappearing Sea Ice … Continue reading →

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Next Ice delayed?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Clive Best

A new paper led by Potsdam authors has received much publicity because it claims that human emissions will delay the next ice age for 100,000y. This is based on model simulations which predict another glacial period starting naturally only in … Continue reading →

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Does Gaia end Ice Ages?

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Clive Best

Orbital changes to solar radiation inside the Arctic circle alone are insufficient to end all ice ages.  A new paper by Ralf Ellis proposes an elegant solution to the mystery of how ice ages terminate. Life itself could provide the ultimate … Continue reading →

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