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[gley-shuhl] / ˈgleɪ ʃəl /




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This period marked a sudden and unusual return to near ice-age conditions that lasted roughly a thousand years, interrupting an overall warming trend following the Last Glacial Period.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

“That’s older than the iconic cave paintings in Europe and even older than the Last Glacial Maximum, when vast ice sheets covered much of the northern hemisphere,” the scientists report.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2024

“These results add to the still scant but growing evidence of human presence in the Americas around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum,” she says.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

Glacial flooding occurs when trapped water makes it way through thinning ice.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

Several of these large animals survived the vicissitudes of climate characteristic of the Glacial epoch, but have since become extinct.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)




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