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A Terrifying GIF Of An Ice Age Ripping Through The US
BI ^ | 5-15-2014 | Leslie Baehr

Posted on 05/15/2014 11:09:45 AM PDT by blam

A Terrifying GIF Of An Ice Age Ripping Through The US

Leslie Baehr
May 15, 2014, 12:38 PM

The northern ice cap creeps over earth.

As we watch glaciers around the world recede, we sometimes hear the argument that these changes are part of the Earth's natural fluctuation. To some extent, they are.

We've been in a relatively stable and warm period for at least 15,000 years. And we are unnaturally making the Earth even warmer. Before that, ice ages covered most of the Northern Hemisphere with glaciers.

The last of the five major ice ages, called the Pleistocene glaciation, began about 1.5 million years ago. It is thought to be caused in part by the Earth getting less of the sun's warming radiation — because of the pull of other planets in our solar system.

The Pleistocene glaciation contained at least 20 ice fluctuations within it, in which ice advanced and receded. Sometimes, up to 30% of Earth was covered in ice.

At times this included the better part of North America — California became almost completely entombed in ice. Today, evidence of the glacial takeover can be found as far down as southern California's San Bernardino Mountains.

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(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; climatechange; globalcooling; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; iceage; iceagemap; miniiceage; nasabs; unreal; unscientific
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To: cuban leaf
Watching an episode of Reba usually does it for me.

Sounds like an odd cure but, whatever.

What's a Reba and how often does it have these episodes?
41 posted on 05/15/2014 11:34:57 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: glock rocks
"I look forward to skiing to Catalina Island for some polar bear hunting!"

Why not... Arlington Springs Woman did during the last Ice Age.

42 posted on 05/15/2014 11:35:18 AM PDT by blam
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To: blam
It is thought to be caused in part by the Earth getting less of the sun's warming radiation — because of the pull of other planets in our solar system.

Not by anyone with the slightest bit of scientific knowledge or more than a room temperature intelligence.

43 posted on 05/15/2014 11:35:20 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: blam

Wow! Look at all that extra farmland!


44 posted on 05/15/2014 11:36:02 AM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: OneWingedShark
Invade Mexico to escape from the tyrannical cold… obviously.

Perhaps you and I could live in one of those cardboard hovels that some or our newest illegal immigrants left behind. But why are they coming north to the US anyway? Haven't they seen this terrifying GIF?
45 posted on 05/15/2014 11:37:57 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: henkster

Mankind could conceivably control the climate, but it would take far more technology than we currently possess. I also agree with the author’s comment that mankind is “warming” the climate. That’s not the issue. The issue is whether or not man’s activities have a significant effect on climate relative to other factors like the sun. Like you wrote, we could burn a lot more coal to try and avoid another ice age, but I don’t think it would make a significant difference. That’s not to say there aren’t other techniques that could be used to mitigate the impact of an ice age.


46 posted on 05/15/2014 11:39:06 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (America for Americans first!)
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To: blam
Click here to see a world map with the oceans lowered by about 320 feet.

That makes the continents look fat. Global-wide continental diet. It's the only thing that can save us.

47 posted on 05/15/2014 11:39:38 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: Myrddin
Anyone can make a terrifying fantasy GIF. The image below is historically what actually happened in the last ice age.

All I see in your post is the dreaded red X, in a box.

48 posted on 05/15/2014 11:39:54 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 1 Cor 16: 32)
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To: Resettozero

“What do you suggest we do?”

Lower gas prices to a buck a gallon.


49 posted on 05/15/2014 11:40:52 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("Heck of a reset there, Hillary"S)
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To: Constitution Day

50 posted on 05/15/2014 11:40:58 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: blam

I’m safe..................


51 posted on 05/15/2014 11:41:00 AM PDT by Red Badger (Soon there will be another American Civil War. Will make the first one seem like a Tea Party........)
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To: Resettozero
Dude, not even Michael Sam would "it" Reba....


52 posted on 05/15/2014 11:41:07 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Resettozero

We don’t have TV, but my wife bought the entire series cheap a few years ago (six seasons). She uses it as background noise. Like it or not I’ve picked up on its humor.

And yes, thanks to my previous post, I have to go back to man class.


53 posted on 05/15/2014 11:42:56 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: Tijeras_Slim

What movie is that from? Mad Max?


54 posted on 05/15/2014 11:43:12 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (America for Americans first!)
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To: Jack Hammer

All the Blue states are covered in ice, so there is an up side........................


55 posted on 05/15/2014 11:43:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (Soon there will be another American Civil War. Will make the first one seem like a Tea Party........)
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To: CitizenUSA

Yep, the Toecutter.


56 posted on 05/15/2014 11:43:48 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Resettozero

When in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.


57 posted on 05/15/2014 11:43:54 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: blam

I am looking at Gulf Port the BBQ is real good.


58 posted on 05/15/2014 11:46:13 AM PDT by Little Bill (EVICT Queen Jean)
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To: blam

“And we are unnaturally making the Earth even warmer...”

stopped reading right there.


59 posted on 05/15/2014 11:46:53 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Graybeard58
It was fine when I posted it. It seems the FR web software "edited" the dimensions to drop it to 0px X 0px. I've reposted with explicit height/width for the img tag.


60 posted on 05/15/2014 11:47:49 AM PDT by Myrddin
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