Summary of ‘The Great Ice Age: Climate Change and Life’

The article ‘The Great Ice Age: Climate Change and Life’ by R. C. L. Wilson, S. A. Drury, J. L. Chapman explains the natural climatic and remarkable changes that have occurred during the past 2.6 million years, outlining the emergence and global impact of our species during this period. Exploring a wide range of records of climate change, the writers demonstrate the interconnectivity of the components of the Earths climate system, show how the evidence for such change is obtained, and explain some of the problems in collecting and dating proxy climate data. One of the most dramatic aspects of humanity's rise is that it coincided with the beginnings of major environmental changes and a mass extinction that has the pace, and maybe magnitude, of those in the far-off past that stemmed from climate, geological and occasionally extraterrestrial events. This article reveals that anthropogenic effects on the world are not merely modern matters but date back perhaps a million years or more. This article was also able to throw light on the fact that evolution of mankind has not only had its good affects like globalization but also the changing habits of mankind throughout these many years have resulted in catastrophic climatic problems that we are facing today.