Looking Backward, a blip in the terrestrial time scale.

A little perspective


Once upon a time during the last Ice age

Okay, a little perspective here...once upon 20,000 years ago, there was this: @OpenThreads @EdDarrell @rln_nelson pic.twitter.com/5H8bG9US4M

— intrepid wanders (@intrepidwanders) July 2, 2015

...where we had up to 2 miles in vertical thickness in ICE. The melting of ice sheet caused... @OpenThreads @EdDarrell @rln_nelson

— intrepid wanders (@intrepidwanders) July 2, 2015

...a tremendous amount of water to flow into the oceans. @OpenThreads @EdDarrell @rln_nelson pic.twitter.com/hb6TTLHnd2

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The start of the Little Ice Age is noted ~1300-1400 as seen here: @OpenThreads @EdDarrell @rln_nelson pic.twitter.com/UmYyrC8Pgn

— intrepid wanders (@intrepidwanders) July 2, 2015

So, a data set of tiny residual glaciers, collected from the LIA to present is not indicative of much. @OpenThreads @EdDarrell @rln_nelson

— intrepid wanders (@intrepidwanders) July 2, 2015