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• Ice age — An ice age is a period of long term reduction in the temperature of the Earth s surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Glaciologically, ice age is often used to mean a… …   Wikipedia

• Little Ice Age — The reconstructed depth of the Little Ice Age varies between different studies (anomalies shown are from the 1950–80 reference period). The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period (Medieval… …   Wikipedia

• fossil water — noun Water which has been trapped in an underground reservoir since a previous geological age • • • Main Entry: ↑fossil * * * fossil water, water deposited underground in geological ages: »Fossil water…apparently accumulated during heavy rains… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fossil water — or paleowater is groundwater that has remained in an aquifer for millennia. Water can rest underground in aquifers for thousands or even millions of years. When geologic changes seal the aquifer off from further recharging, the water becomes… …   Wikipedia

• Ice core — An ice core is a core sample from the accumulation of snow and ice over many years that have re crystallized and have trapped air bubbles from previous time periods. The composition of these ice cores, especially the presence of hydrogen and… …   Wikipedia

• Fossil Falls — the Fossil Falls is a unique geological feature, located in the Coso Mountains. Volcanic activity in the mountain range, along with meltwater from glaciers in the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range played a role in the creation of the… …   Wikipedia

• fossil — fossillike, adj. /fos euhl/, n. 1. any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc. 2. a markedly outdated or old fashioned person or thing. 3. a linguistic form that is archaic except… …   Universalium

• Age of the Earth — This article is about scientific estimates of the age of the Earth. For religious and other non scientific estimates, see Dating Creation. Earth as seen from Apollo 17 The age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years (4.54 × 109 years ± 1%) …   Wikipedia

• Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum — Coordinates: 33°39′37″N 101°14′20″W / 33.660364°N 101.238935°W / 33.660364; 101.238935 The Mt. Blanco Fo …   Wikipedia

• Polar ice cap — A polar ice cap is a high latitude region of a planet or moon that is covered in ice. There are no requirements with respect to size or composition for a body of ice to be termed a polar ice cap, nor any geological requirement for it to be over… …   Wikipedia

• Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument — Infobox protected area | name = Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument iucn category = III caption = locator x = 53 locator y = 48 location = Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA nearest city = Hagerman, ID lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 47 lat seconds …   Wikipedia