What Causes an Ice Age?
- Episode aired Mar 21, 2021
- 14m
Earth has experienced five major ice ages each due to a different combination of circumstances. The current ice age resulted from the sequestration of water at the south pole due to restrict... Read allEarth has experienced five major ice ages each due to a different combination of circumstances. The current ice age resulted from the sequestration of water at the south pole due to restricted water circulation at the poles caused by the placement of the continents and the growth... Read allEarth has experienced five major ice ages each due to a different combination of circumstances. The current ice age resulted from the sequestration of water at the south pole due to restricted water circulation at the poles caused by the placement of the continents and the growth of the Himalayas. During ice ages, the non-uniformity of the Earth's orbit causes periods... Read all