What are some reasons for ice ages?

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What are some reasons for ice ages?

• 1 Plate Tectonics (including uplift)
• 2 Reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere
• 3 Changes in the Earths orbit.

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When did they occur?
As recently as 18,000 years ago, much of N.
America was covered in ice.
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