英语口语课ppt 第四纪冰河时代.pptVIP

The Last Glaciation;Content;Introduction of ice age and the time of the last glaciation ;What is an ice age?;fig1:At least five major ice ages have occurred throughout Earth’s history: the earliest was over 2 billion years ago, and the most recent one began approximately 3 million years ago and continues today (yes, we live in an ice age!).;When was the last ice glaciation?;fig2:The congruent relationship between the changes of CO2 and the temperature;Glacial climate and sea level;Since 2 million years ago, Earth’s climate has undergone a significant and complex evolution. The global weather became hugely unstable during that time. It dramatically switch its warming to cooling and back again.;As the last glacial period progressed leading up to the LGM, sea levels worldwide dropped as water became stored in the ice sheets covering the world’s continents. Sea levels went down about 164 feet (50 meters) in 1,000 years.;The warmer portions of the globe also experienced a change in climate due to glaciation in that most of them became cooler but drier. For example rainforest cover in West Africa was reduced and replaced by tropical grasslands because of a lack of rain.;Flora and Fauna;Flora and Fauna;Flora and Fauna;The influence of quaternary ice age; The existence of large ice sheets which formed in the late Cenozoic changed the distribution of the surface waters. Hydrosphere water mass in the land and make the global sea levels dropped by about 100 meters. ;So, if all these ice melt, the global sea level will rise from 80 to 90 meters, many big cities in the world and lowlands will be submerged.;2.Global tectonic movement;3.Climate;Thank you