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How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could humans live through one?

  • Written by Denise Su, Associate Professor, Arizona State University
imageDuring ice ages, ice sheets like the one in Greenland have covered much of Earth's surface. Thor Wegner/DeFodi Images via Getty Imagesimage

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