Talk:Ice age

Intro: Data provided about the anthropogenic delay in the next ice age is misleading
The last sentence in the intro states "The amount of anthropogenic greenhouse gases emitted into Earth's oceans and atmosphere is predicted to prevent the next glacial period for the next 500,000 years ," but is not supported by the three links provided. The third link does project a 500,000 year delay, but the second posits only a 50,000 year delay. The sentence should be changed to something like: "The amount of anthropogenic greenhouse gases emitted into Earth's oceans and atmosphere is predicted to prevent the next glacial period by 50,000 to 500,000 years ," 184.170.161.43 (talk) 14:13, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

and likely more after

 * The amount of anthropogenic greenhouse gases emitted into Earth's oceans and atmosphere is predicted to delay the next glacial period by between 100,000 and 500,000 years, which otherwise would begin in around 50,000 years, and likely more glacial cycles after.

That last phrase needs rewriting; it looks like an orphaned fragment. Does it mean later glaciations would also be delayed (as seems redundant, if more than one would otherwise be expected within that demi-megayear)? Or that the second future glaciation would be delayed by even longer? Or, on the contrary, that this delay makes a second and third future glaciation more likely? —Tamfang (talk) 19:29, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

I agree. The comment is unclear and I have deleted it. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:51, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Photo is not correct - the sea during an ice age is about 120m down
Hello, considering this photo

"An artist's impression of ice age Earth at glacial maximum."

there has to be considered that the sea leve during an ice age is 120m lower than we have now.

So this vision should show much more soil and less sea according to the seabed map.

Have a nice day, Michael Palomino

history: http://www.hist-chron.com/index-ENGL.html

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 * We are in an ice age right now. What? Also, since last time we were out of ice age 2.5 million years ago the sea level was lower. Valery Zapolodov (talk) 16:17, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Link 35 is broken
Link 35 to a 2004 Scientific American article is broken. 68.193.241.245 (talk) 12:40, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Inaccuracies
The article says the last interglacial period lasted 28,000 years, and the current interglacial period started 11,700 years ago, but then claims the next ice would start 50,000 years from now if not for human activity. That's not credible. 24.76.102.121 (talk) 01:12, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
 * The estimate for the next ice age is credible but it is just one of many estimates and the text is unclear. I have deleted. Dudley Miles (talk) 10:21, 17 February 2024 (UTC)