glaciation
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This is a "unique community" of 20 rare and endangered arctic-alpine plants believed to have "survived continuously since shortly after the last glaciation", between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago, a spokesman said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Our findings reveal that the Earth's interior preconditions landscapes to glaciation, determining when and where major climate transitions like the glaciation of Antarctica become possible," explained Prof Gernon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
It started with a period of glaciation that must have been a chilly change from the greenhouse-like Oligocene, and ended with a prolonged period of glaciation, too.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
Perhaps that helped kick off a global glaciation, Dr. Dutkiewicz said, but it couldn’t have kept Earth frozen for 56 million years on its own.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
The streams outside the area of glaciation were less seriously disturbed.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
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