The Good News on Global Warming: We've Delayed the Next Ice Age

  • Next deep freeze may be 100,000 years away, scientists say
  • Earth narrowly missed onset of ice age before industrializing

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Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions is blamed by scientists for intensifying storms, raising sea levels and prolonging droughts. Now there’s growing evidence of a positive effect: we may have delayed the next ice age by 100,000 years or more.

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