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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: TexasFreeper2009

No more 100+ degree summers! WO-HOO!


81 posted on 05/15/2014 1:44:15 PM PDT by Envisioning (It's the Jihad, stupid......)
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To: XRdsRev

In the plains area they have the ice thousands of miles farther south than it got last time.


82 posted on 05/15/2014 2:00:12 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: CitizenUSA
I also agree with the author’s comment that mankind is “warming” the climate.

That runs counter to the evidence.


83 posted on 05/15/2014 2:04:40 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
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To: Resettozero
What do you suggest we do?

Based on that GIF, your best bet would be to invest in real estate in California.

84 posted on 05/15/2014 2:12:36 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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To: Resettozero

Soon, you will enjoy meals-on-tracks with pure glacier water in the coming Global-Climate-Warming-Change-Ice-Age! ;^)


85 posted on 05/15/2014 2:17:29 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back The Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: Resettozero
What do you suggest we do?

The last continental glacial advance was not nearly that large. Came as far south as Middle Illinois.

86 posted on 05/15/2014 2:20:27 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: blam
How the earth would look if you collected all its water into one drop hanging over the US:

http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthwherewater.html

87 posted on 05/15/2014 2:23:10 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody
That's neat. Thanks.

I would have guessed for a bigger 'droplet.'

88 posted on 05/15/2014 2:49:39 PM PDT by blam
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To: cynwoody

Awesome, the U.S. now has all the water!!!


89 posted on 05/15/2014 3:24:47 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: PhilDragoo

The ‘gloom and doom’ man.


90 posted on 05/15/2014 3:49:41 PM PDT by potlatch ("Dream as if you'll live forever...Live as if you'll die today")
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To: blam
And we are unnaturally making the Earth even warmer.

Prove it.

91 posted on 05/15/2014 3:50:23 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Resettozero
What do you suggest we do?

Buy more peanutbutter.........

92 posted on 05/15/2014 4:05:14 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Under Reagan spring always arrived on time.....)
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To: blam

And we are unnaturally making the Earth even warmer.

Stopped reading there.


93 posted on 05/15/2014 4:21:17 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (The zombies here elected alcee hastings. TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: blam

This happens in Minnesota every winter. Wierd.


94 posted on 05/15/2014 4:25:53 PM PDT by Solson (The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
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To: blam

Nothing to worry about. New taxes and green lifestyle changes will prevent it from happening.


95 posted on 05/15/2014 4:43:30 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: Resettozero
What do you suggest we do?

Most of the continental land masses are north of the equator. We just need to tilt the Earth upside down, so the land masses shift more equally around the equator. That'll melt the ice. Hey, my solution is just as good as the Climate Change hysteria theories.

Or we could just put some coals on the BBQ, and eat some franks and beans. Between that and the farts, no ice will be coming our way.

96 posted on 05/15/2014 5:03:23 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: blam

Thank you, Blam.


97 posted on 05/15/2014 8:34:54 PM PDT by glock rocks (If you like your health plan, you're a racist !)
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To: blam; 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; ...
Thanks blam.

98 posted on 05/15/2014 9:48:20 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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we are unnaturally making the Earth even warmer.

Really Les...really?

You have irrefutable proof of how much warming has occurred, and how "we" caused it....I assume.

Or are we supposed to just stupidly take your word for it?

99 posted on 05/15/2014 9:55:11 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: blam; SunkenCiv

Yup. And along those long lost coasts — the antediluvian civilization(s)


100 posted on 05/15/2014 9:56:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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