Andre
02-04-06, 12:55 PM
Let's bust another myth, the Last Glacial Maximum.
So what might that be?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum
The Last Glacial Maximum refers to the time of maximum extent of the ice sheets during the last glaciation, approximately 21 thousand years ago. At this time, all of Northern Europe, almost all of Canada and the northern half of the West Siberian Plain were covered by huge ice sheets extending roughly to the southern boundary of the Great Lakes in North America and to a line from the mouth of the Rhine River through Kraków, Moscow up to the mouth of the Anabar River in Russia.
Ice sheets covered the whole of Iceland and all but the southern extremity of the British Isles, whilst the Patagonian Ice Sheet covered southern Chile down to about 41 degrees south. Ice sheets also covered Tibet ( it is still discussed between scientists worldwide, whether the Tibet Plateau was totally covered with ice, or there were only larger glaciers than today), Baltistan, Ladakh and the Andean altiplano. In Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, many smaller mountain glaciers formed, especially in the Atlas, the Bale Mountains, and New Guinea.
The Ob and Yenisei Rivers had their flows stopped by the vast ice sheets, creating huge lakes....etc...etc
Apparantly the big big chill. But, wait until we're finished with it.
So what might that be?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum
The Last Glacial Maximum refers to the time of maximum extent of the ice sheets during the last glaciation, approximately 21 thousand years ago. At this time, all of Northern Europe, almost all of Canada and the northern half of the West Siberian Plain were covered by huge ice sheets extending roughly to the southern boundary of the Great Lakes in North America and to a line from the mouth of the Rhine River through Kraków, Moscow up to the mouth of the Anabar River in Russia.
Ice sheets covered the whole of Iceland and all but the southern extremity of the British Isles, whilst the Patagonian Ice Sheet covered southern Chile down to about 41 degrees south. Ice sheets also covered Tibet ( it is still discussed between scientists worldwide, whether the Tibet Plateau was totally covered with ice, or there were only larger glaciers than today), Baltistan, Ladakh and the Andean altiplano. In Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, many smaller mountain glaciers formed, especially in the Atlas, the Bale Mountains, and New Guinea.
The Ob and Yenisei Rivers had their flows stopped by the vast ice sheets, creating huge lakes....etc...etc
Apparantly the big big chill. But, wait until we're finished with it.