Talk:Holocene glacial retreat

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Is this also known as the Pinedale Glaciation? I am not sure so I don't want to just stick that link in here.--MONGO 20:30, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Hey, this isn't my area either (but I'm looking forward to learning more about it). The Last Glacial Maximum occurred 21,000 years ago, at the peak of the Pinedale Glaciation (30,000 to 10,000 years ago). What I think we should cover herein is the Holocene period, post-Pinedale Glaciation, up to the Little Ice Age (which is, or should be covered there). That would be the period from 10,000 years ago to 1650 CE. It is certainly appropriate to mention that this is a discussion of the aftermath of the Pinedale Glaciation. Near the peak of the Pinedale, the ice was 3000 feet thick where I'm sitting now (in Seattle). Just a few blocks north of my house is a 50 ton boulder left behind by the retreating Puget Lobe of the Cordilleran ice sheet.  I'm wondering how to organize the article. The outline that you did for Glacier retreat meant that I didn't have to do much thinking. I don't suppose you'd be inclined to do something similar here? Walter Siegmund (talk) 22:44, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll have to do some reading first for sure. Areas, as far as I know that would fit into a search query about this period would include the sand hills of Nebraska, remaining kettles and potholes of northern europe, Glacial erratics such as the boulder you mentioned...I'll work on an outline this weekend.--MONGO 02:52, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

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I did an analysis of this page using Earwig's Copyvio Detector. The analysis concluded "Violation Suspected 91.7% confidence." It appears to have come from The Tower of Bablot...BABEL. Obviously, some work needs to be done on this page. Paul H. (talk) 02:24, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Article Critique and Some Questions
While this article has a clear basic structure throughout, there are a few instances where the tone used becomes a bit biased and there are many instances wheres citations are needed in order to help make the article more credible.

A majority of the ideas presented in this article are stated without any sort of source or citation. For those that do have a reference, many of the links are no longer working. I am wondering if there has been any recent research done on the topic that can serve as a reliable source when making future revisions.

One last thing I wanted to bring up was the possibility of original research being used in the Geographical Alterations section. There are no citations at all in this section and the tone does become a bit biased. Specifically "Keep an eye on the Yellowstone Super Volcano, but whereas scientific instruments can record the event animals, more particularly birds, can sense it coming and their behavior will change. So keep a close watch on them." Overall this section could benefit from a rewrite entirely. Ctello2 (talk) 20:49, 23 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I agree with you completely. In my opinion, one other major problem is that the article is largely off-topic in that it is largely focused Holocene sea level rise, which is discussed also and more appropriately under Sea level rise instead of actually talking specifically about the Holocene retreat of glaciers in the Alps, other mountain areas, Greenland, antarctica, and so forth. The entire article needs a major rewrite. Paul H. (talk) 01:25, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I added a minor example in Ancient shores section of a paleolake with a source and am in the process of gathering more materials to go over. I plan to rewrite the Geographical Alterations section and then going on to the rest of the article as necessary. Ctello2 (talk) 17:28, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Currently my working bibliography consists of:
 * Jansson, Krister N. "Early Holocene Glacial Lakes and Ice Marginal Retreat Pattern in Labrador/Ungava, Canada." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 193.3-4 (2003): 473-501. Web.
 * Li, Yingkui, Gengnian Liu, Ping Kong, Jon Harbor, Yixin Chen, and Marc Caffee. "Cosmogenic Nuclide Constraints on Glacial Chronology in the Source Area of the Urumqi River, Tian Shan, China." ::Journal of Quaternary Science 26.3 (2011): 297-304. Web.
 * Mcculloch, Robert D., and Sarah J. Davies. "Late-glacial and Holocene Palaeoenvironmental Change in the Central Strait of Magellan, Southern Patagonia." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, ::Palaeoecology 173.3-4 (2001): 143-73. Web.


 * I would like to get some more recent publications to use as points of reference and information, so if anybody has any particular article or potential topic of interest I would love to hear it. Ctello2 (talk) 06:08, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

Peer Review: This article presents information that is very relevant to the overall article topic, which is necessary when adding to an already existing article, as veering off topic just distracts from the main point being illustrated. The article is also neutral, which is great as the article that is being added to had some biased claims within it, as stated in the review, so adding information that is neutral will greatly benefit this page. I don't think there are any view points that are under, or overrepresented, which is essential. All of the links and citations do work, and the sources presented support the claims in the article very appropriately. Each claim made by the author is supported appropriately with the correct and reliable references, from neutral sources. The spelling and grammar has also been checked and there does not appear to be any issues with that. Very interesting topic! Looking forward to reading more! EmilyDUOregon (talk) 02:23, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Article Update : I changed the section on geographical alterations to be organized by location instead of the actual type of alteration since it made more sense to organize the alterations by region. I do plan to add to the Antarctica section as well as the South America section. Another possible addition I would like to make is the introduction of a New Zealand/Australia section to help make the article more encompassing. Ctello2 (talk) 17:43, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Removing a long irrelevant section: Late Pleistocene - Holocene Marine Transgressions
The section Late Pleistocene - Holocene Marine Transgressions should be removed. It is address sea level rise events in one region. While glacial retreat contributes to sea level rise, this material is too narrow for this article. It is also very difficult to understand, in parts. Therefore I am deleting it, and the original authors may want to place the archived text into a different article. Answer.to.the.rock (talk) 05:36, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

New Zealand Section
I was wondering if there was any scientific data to contribute to the New Zealand section, as it states that ice sheets have retreated in this region, but does not provide any scientific proof. Raelago (talk) 18:34, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

Scope of the article is unclear
The hatnote says "For recent (post-Little Ice Age) effects, see Retreat of glaciers since 1850." but the Antarctic section refers to this century. I think this article should clarify whether "Holocene glacial retreat" includes Anthropocene glacial retreat or not. My opinion is that it should not but I am not an expert. Chidgk1 (talk) 19:35, 25 December 2020 (UTC)