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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Of all the GIFs I’ve ever seen in my whole life, that is without a shade of a doubt the absolutely THE most terrifying!
What do you suggest we do?
The mob never tire of oohing and aahing over various Leftist fantasies.
Although the Sierra Nevada mountains were covered with glaciers during the last ice age I’m fairly certain the central valley as well as the entire coast were ice free. Unlike what is implied in this GIF.
THAT is positively terrifying as well! And it’s only a JPEG!
Run!
If that happened, they might be able to find the missing airline, Malaysian Airlines 370!
Is this from the movie, “Day After Tomorrow”?
Lib areas on ice? The Montanans can just move south.
Not sure.
Start warming up the Earth now! Turn on all lights in the house, run your heating and AC 24 hours a day, let your vehicles idle for hours, run your lawn mower, fire up the BBQ, etc.
When in danger,
When in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream and shout!
I would start by burning more coal.
Actually, if this is going to happen:
1. It will be another 5000 years before we get to the point where it is really noticeable, and;
2. If it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen no matter what we do.
The idea that mankind can control the climate is ludicrous. In the cosmic scheme of things, we're just not that big a deal.
LOL. Hmmm... that’s what I was afraid of.
An the only thing preventing us from realizing this dire fate is all those soccer moms driving gas guzzling SUVs and a dwindling handful of coal fired power plants
Divert your 401(k) into manufacturers of snowmobiles, skis, anything fleece, etc.
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