THE PRECESSIONAL CYCLE AND THE EARTH'S ICE AGES - Notes
ã 2000 by Lance Carlyle CarterNotes about the cycles of the Ages by Lance Carlyle Carter
Next sequential date for the start of next ice age could be in 3,000 AD. Several recent ice ages occurred in the middle of the Age of Aquarius.
GREAT GLACIATIONS IN THE PAST CYCLE # Precessional Cycles In Relation to Global Glaciations
The 4th Glaciation # III started about 25,000 years ago. 1 (May be related to the 26,000-year precessional cycle.)
The 4th Glaciation # II started about 72,000 years ago. ? (2.769 cycles ago. - no obvious precessional significance)
The 4th Glaciation # I started about 130,000 years ago. 5 (Exactly 5 precessional cycles ago) (130,000 / 26,000 = 5)
The 3rd Glaciation started about 210,000 years ago. 8.08 (8.077 Great cycles ago = 8 cycles and 2,000 years past the cycle mark.)
The 2nd Glaciation started 455,000 years ago. 17.5 (17.5 great cycles) (half cycle-13k years)(Vega of Lyra was the pole star.)
The 1st Glaciation started 570,000 years ago. 22 (21.923 great cycles = 21 Cycles Ago plus 24,000 years = 2000 years less)
(Note that 570k years is close to being a multiple 26,000 years. (22 cycles +24k) Did the precessional cycle slow down in the last 500,000 years?)
The Great Ice Age started 2 million years ago 77 (76.92 great cycles = about 77 Great Precessional Cycles Ago)
Notes: (These Glaciation dates are approximate.)