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An '''Ice Age''' is when the [[earth]]'s average [[temperature]] drops so much that [[glacier]]s extends into what we think of as [[temperate]] zones and sea levels recede due to the loss of water to the ice.

An '''Ice Age''' is a theory that the [[earth]]'s average [[temperature]] dropped so much that [[glacier]]s extended into what we think of as [[temperate]] zones and that sea levels receded due to the loss of water to the ice.

The theory of an Ice Age is relatively new in the history of science.  The theory develooped as humanistic scientists sought an explanation for evidence that conflicts with their view that Earth must be over a billion years old, and their view that no [[Flood]] occurred.  The Ice Age theory seeks to explain the heavily eroded and rounded mountains of the northern [[Appalachian]] chain and large islands such as [[Cape Cod]] and [[Long Island]].

The overwhelming majority of the scientific community agrees on the existence of several ice ages.<ref>[http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/biblio/ice_age.html A Short Bibliography]</ref><ref>NOVA, "Cracking the Ice Age," linked [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ice/ here], is an accessible presentation of the science behind the Ice Age.</ref> This is strongly supported by evidence gathered from climate scientists working in the antarctic, on ice cores which are said to reflect temperature patterns as far back as 740,000 years ago.<ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1110_041110_antarctic_ice_2.html Climate-Change Forecast? Ask the Antarctic Ice], National Geographic</ref> The human diaspora during & after the ice age is also well recorded.<ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/1103_031103_britainrepopulation2.html Humans Sped to U.K. After Ice Age, Study Says], National Geographic</ref>

According to the theory, the lowered sea levels may help explain for humanists the enigma of how man is found around the planet.  Under this view, there were land bridges where now all we see is ocean and that Asians migrated to North America to become Native Americans and Europeans populated the British Isles in a similar manner.  Note, however, blood types and other characteristics suggest there is no connection between American Indians and Asians.

 

According to the theory, the lowered sea levels may help explain for humanists the enigma of how man is found around the planet.  Under this view, there were land bridges where now all we see is ocean and that Asians migrated to North America to become Native Americans and Europeans populated the British Isles in a similar manner.  Note, however, blood types and other characteristics suggest there is no connection between American Indians and Asians.{{fact-scientific}}

 

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