"Ice Age" with capital letters usually refers to the most recent period of glacial activity (about 20 thousand years ago); "ice age" without capital letters generically refers to periods when the planet has ice caps and glaciers. Since, there are ice caps on the poles and glaciers covering a significant part of the earth, we're still in an "ice age" but not THE "Ice Age". But this semantical argument misses my point. Statistically and historically speaking, it's going to get a lot colder before it gets warmer.
-BRAH -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 2:42 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Re: Current Ice Age Actually, we are technically in an "interglacial" period. "Ice age" is a "glacial" period Pierre --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Bryan Brah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually we're still technically in an "ice age." Most of the time the > planet doesn't have large sheets of ice covering its surface, but when > it does it usually lasts around a hundred thousand years. The current > ice caps are around forty thousand years old, so the warm period we > currently enjoy is likely just a brief spell between glaciations. > > > > -BRAH > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
