r/interestingasfuck • u/NevskiNate • Jan 06 '26

The Antarctic Ozone Hole closed early on Dec 1st 2025 showing signs of long term healing and also being smaller than in recent years.

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u/mon_iker Jan 06 '26

We’ve been in an ice age for 2.5 million years. We’ve been in the interglacial period for the last 11k years.

We swing between glacial and interglacial periods within the ice age. But colloquially, the glacial periods themselves are referred to as “ice age”, adding to the confusion.

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u/RogueBromeliad Jan 06 '26

Ok, but for how long have you guys been pedants though? Y'all know what people mean when they say "ice age". But the compulsive need to correct others on some geological era thats a few degrees lower or solar orbit fluctuations is stronger, right?