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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

At  10/18/2009 05:33 PM,Chris Clarke wrote:


> BTW, the talk in the mid-70's about a coming ice age was based on the fact
> that most interglacial periods over the past 2 million years last about 10 -
> 15K years.   We are about that far along now, and "should" be heading into
> another ice age.   Of course, the winters of 1976 and 1977 certainly made
> that point sellable.
>
> Chris
> Apex, NC

Glacier-no glacier-glacier-no glacier for the past 2 million years... 
Two questions need to be answered.

What causes ice ages?
What did the climate look like at the end of the interglacial period?

What happened 100 years ago or 1000 years ago (10k?) isn't going to 
tell us much about what is going on right now historically speaking. 
The climate changes 10k years into the last few interglacial periods 
would be really useful.




Rob
becida AT comcast.net