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Get the scoop on everything you wanted to know about glaciers.
www-nsidc.colorado.edu
Learn what a glacier is, how it forms, how it moves, and what types of glaciers exist in the world.
www-nsidc.colorado.edu
Learn what a glacier is, how it forms, and how frequently ice ages occur.
www.uvm.edu
Interesting facts about the ice ages are written like newspaper articles, with pictures showing how this history has been discovered. Includes details of what life was like for animals at the time.
www.dmns.org
Briefly describes what caused them, how the ice built up, and what later made it melt.
culter.colorado.edu
A museum exhibit explains what they are, and how and why they occur. Includes animation of the retreating ice in North America.
www.museum.state.il.us
Explains what ice ages are, and describes some of the animals that might have lived in Canada at the time.
www.nature.ca
Outlines one possible explanation for the big change in climate that resulted in a cold period lasting thousands of years. Includes suggestions for finding out the evidence for this idea.
www.cotf.edu
A Quick Background to the Last Ice Age
Features a summary of the sequence of events for the last 130,000 years, from the time the ice started melting.
www.esd.ornl.gov
An interactive exploration of what northern England might have been like 50,000 years ago. Includes virtual tour, discoveries, quizzes and pictures.
www.creswell-crags.org.uk
Encyclopedia article outlines the theories used to explain the ice ages, and the effects of the interglacial periods.
en.wikipedia.org
Tongass National Forest: Glaciers and Icefields
Heading north to Alaska means going to glacier heaven! Discover how glaciers are formed and just what glaciers do.
www.fs.fed.us
Web site related to the NOVA television program about the big sweep and panorama of the Ice Age. Links to other resources.
www.pbs.org
Explains how the ice builds up and glaciers are made.
culter.colorado.edu
Return to the Ice Age: The La Brea Exploration Guide
Looks at the fossils from the La Brea area to get an idea of what life was like during the ice age.
www.tarpits.org