The Pleistocene Epoch (10,000 to 1.6 million years ago) is the glacial age of the geological time scale
But is that the end of the story? What does the long-term pattern suggest in terms of the potential for
future glaciation? What will be an ideal response?
ANS:The
Pleistocene Epoch included a series of major advances of glacial ice. These were separated by
warmer interglacial periods. The conditions that existed prior to previous glacial advances still exist.
The long-term pattern thus suggests that we are simply entering into yet another interglacial period.
The duration of previous interglacial periods was far longer than the anticipated duration of humanity's
access to fossil fuels. From this perspective, human-induced global warming will affect only the early
part of the current interglacial period. The long-term pattern would suggest other glacial advances yet
to come
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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