can there be a second ice age?

Answer 1

There are many, many ice ages. They come every 100k years. I can't remember the name of the effect off the top of my head but it has to do with the non-static angle of the earth's axis and a "wobble" that is always going on

Answer 2

Actually, (pre-)historically, there have been many ice ages and the in the last million years they seriously outweigh the warm periods. The best information i have seen was on a TV program in the UK called Horizon. There appears to be a strong correlation between ice ages and the tilt of the Earth, which follows a series of long wobble cycles caused by the Moon orbitting us. So I would expect one to happen again sometime, when the Earth has a steeper tilt relative to it's orbit round the Sun.

Answer 3

definite....What some scientist are announcing is the the warmth watter currents is the set off. For what ever reason the Gulf circulate has stopped distinctive circumstances. This triggers a cooling of Europe and something of the earth follows. some say that by using fact the poles soften this could set off the top by using fact much less salty water won't sink combating the chilly watter from flowing. i don't understand yet this could take place at any time and Europe will journey an ice age very quickly.

Answer 4

There will be one sooner or later, geological records show that previous ice ages always followed a period of global warming.

One theory that supports this is that the melting of the ice caps desalinises the oceans, making them less dense. This interupts many of the oceanic currents which rely on temperature and density to function. Warm currents cease to reach areas that usually get them i.e. Gulf stream or North Atlantic Drift and these areas gradually become colder and freeze over.

Ice ages can happen very quickly too, in a matter of decades sometimes and we're about due for one soon - so I'd start investing in woolley jumpers!!!

Answer 5

technically were are currently in a warm inter glacial period.

It is just a matter of time before it swings back the other way, this could be in 100years or several 10, 000 years. no way of know and we will have probably all but wiped ourselves out by then.

There have several ice ages of varying scales, it depends what range of ice coverage you wish consider an ice age. Norway is still rising (iso static rebound) after the weight of ice melt off it from the last one.

This summer was one of the few years that every single patch of winter snow actually melt before the start of the next winter. Very rare even by our recent temperature levels

Answer 6

Actually, there have been several smaller ice ages since the one we generally refer to as "the" ice age. In approximately 1800, a volcano in southwest Asia had a massive eruption. It spewed such a big cloud of ash into the atmosphere that it lowered the average temperature worldwide for several months by blocking out the sunlight. Crops failed throughout North America and Europe. There were massive food shortages, including in France, where bread prices skyrocketed and riots broke out in the streets. This was one of the factors which led to the French Revolution.

Answer 7

Yes there can be of a sort, if global warming continues and gets worse then the Gulf Stream which regulates sea temperatures would cease to exist and all the artic ice that is melting would make the sea very very cold which would dramatically effect our climate.

So maybe no icebergs floating into morecambe bay but severe winters yes.

Answer 8

Yes I believe there will another ice age, first we will have a very hot spell, then followed by the big freeze, it is just earths natural way, remember, the UK was once a very hot and tropical place, then gradually followed by the ice age, that will happen again in the distant future.

Answer 9

No - what would cause it?
The first - and only - ice age was a result of the global flood.
Check out the link for loads of articles - including some quite technical.

http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3011

Answer 10

Yeah I'm planning one now and drawing up the blueprints. I'll start defrosting my freezer and that should do it.

While you're waiting you should watch the Disney film Ice Age to prepare you for what lies ahead.

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