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Pleistocene

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A long time ago, the Earth was very cold.

Pleistocene north ice map.jpg
Pleistocene north ice map.jpg
Big sheets of ice covered the land. It was called the Ice Age. This made the world look very different. We live in a warmer time now. Do you like the snow?

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Evolution of temperature in the...
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20191021 Temperature from 20,000 to...
File:Pleistocene north ice map.jpg
Pleistocene north ice map.jpg
File:Co2 glacial cycles 800k.png
Co2 glacial cycles 800k.png
File:Earth 1.00Ma.png
Earth 1.00Ma.png
File:Pleistocene Chart.jpg
Pleistocene Chart.jpg
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