What Causes an Ice Age? 

- Remeber when the apex predators on earth were the zooplancton? - Yeah, rough times to be alive..

Everyone: discussing coronavirus disaster Atlas Pro: *and now for something completely different*

The production quality of this is just stunning. The editing and and the scenes really complement the whole plot of the video. Very nice work.

2:57 "The veil slowly lifted and the Earth transitioned back to a swampy lush jungle" 6:24 "For the first time in Earth's history plants began to grow on land" It might have been warm and wet after the Huronian Ice Age but I don't think there were swamps or jungles.

It's unimaginable that 300 million years ago, the first dinosaurs started to exist. And there's been an ice age that lasted 300 million years too.... 🤯🤯🤯

Your production value has gone way up recently and it makes me really happy to see this channel continue improving and growing.

It's mind-blowing to learn that life and its evolution have directly influenced global climate, changing it drastically. This was an incredible video!

Ah yes, the Cryogenian Ice Age - also known as Hoth.

earth: looks like its time for another ice age! humans: Im going to do whats called a pro gamer move

9:25 Big ship pushing through ice like a champ. 9:28 Little boat trying it's hardest.

So the Stark's was right "winter is coming" eventually

Imagine that there is a civilization milions of lightyears away with roughly the same tech that we have and they are watching our planet right now but our planet still has dinosaurs

The masterful use of text and image, audio and video, shows an uncommon understanding of how these interrelate in the “real time” that the brain requires to apprehend and comprehend incoming data. The natural processes by which our world was formed are complex and often difficult to visualize. By so superbly aiding our cognitive processes in this task of assimilation and integration, this production makes a significant contribution to the study of natural history. Heartfelt thanks to all involved!

That moment when he breaks the graph by putting todays carbon levels in the atmosphere, oh god

Just found your channel. As a big fan of PBS Eons, it seems like your content is a perfect natural extension of that kind of subject matter. Great stuff!

The quality of your videos never ceases to amaze me.

ive been a fan of your channel for over a year now and i gotta say this is your best video yet. such a great production, very interesting facts and research and great narration. keep up the great work!

Yo 1h ago i was like "damn its been a moment atlas pro hasn't upload anything

5:02 Dig that sick cloud-to-cloud lightning strike. :D

You are now one if my favorite pages ever on RU-vid. Thank you for all your work!!!

The last time I was this early, dinosaurs were still alive.

Wow, mesmerizing! Your channel is a treasure trove🔥 You really help to understand intricacies of geography, thanks a million ❤

I just recently discovered this channel and I am surprised how great the production quality is... This channel needs more subs imo and I wish I found this channel sooner!

1:11 This is just a timestamp to replay that amazing intro

Noone: Ice age collision course: SCrAtS AcOrN SenDs An AsteRoiD TO EARTH

"Only 30 million years were spent under the ice".... um....sure: just the blink of an eye!!

Really well done video, leaps and bounds more engaging than your usual stuff. Keep it up!

This is one of the best channels I've ever seen on RU-vid. Which is impressive, considering how many different facets throughout RU-vids history I've seen. I have nothing else to say, but thank you! And please keep it up :)

Hope to see this in the next video, but can you talk about the Gulf Stream/Little Ice Age/salinity cycle? Hope you do and thanks for this!

"Earth is the most complicated system known to man" "Now Human is the most complicated species unknown to Earth"

Okay seriously, WOW! Man its so impressive that you make such intricately detailed videos. Hard to find such extremely high quality stuff online and presented in such a lucent manner that even a layman can grasp it. Hat's off to you buddy! ❤

Absolutely stunning video and detail. Your channel needs more views! Im sharing this with everyone I know.

Short answer:Ice Long answer: solid state of water.

Noone gonna adress the description? HONEY, WHERE’S MY SUPER SUIT?!!

so happy to get an atlas pro video. always so interesting and well-produced!!

This type of video is I watch, it makes quarantine unnoticed. Keep it up👏

Hey! I really liked your series "Is life possible on..." I was wondering if you would ever cover some of the other celestial bodies you discussed in your video about Titan, such as Enceladus and Europa?

This is gold content on youtube.

Excellent research work. Loved the way you made each fact understood.

Hey Atlas, superb video as always. Can't wait for part two.

“Predict 1 month ahead” Ima be honest with you my local weather station has failed to predict weather 15 minutes ahead of it happening

Me: *opens Video* Also me: *realizes if watching this early will make waiting period for next video longer* Me: *closes video then watch half as interesting*

Your videos are very didactic, the graphics and animation are outstanding. Very valuable for anybody interested in learning about our planet and its history.

What a great work! Thank you for making this and uploading it for free. Now I am off to the next one!

This is probably the most underrated channel in RU-vid... How the heck does this video not have at least 1M views?

2:58 Aahh yess.. The Huronian blue JUNGLES. What a time

Great video, never seen this information conveyed in such a concise and engaging way before!

You’re such a Pro... These videos are so good! Also, why do I sense a slight change in tone/quality? Idk, something changed and I like it! 👏👏👏 ...some could call you an Atlas Pro! 😂

Atlas Pro: The weather is the most complex system known to man. Human brain: Am I a joke to you?

Finally, a channel that gets it right, well thought through, great video!

I am speechless... how perfect these animations and video editing you got, besides the info of course

It makes me happy to see your channel has grown this big with so many views and subscribers. Worked hard to get where you are

Oh god, thank you for putting the chemical formulas for the reactions. Every science channel just mumbles the compounds and one is just left looking at the roof 'NH3... No sorry, it was NH4... But now I'm missing an electron'. So thank you for helping the not too chemically enlightened individuals of us. 🙌

The last Ice Age still remains in the Artic and Antarctica.

Wow!! I really enjoyed watching that, that was really interesting! I can't wait for Part 2!!

Very well done, amazing narration, I love this channel!

Bro man, if you were my Uni teacher I'd come to every class. This vid is once again so awesomely explained, just as I thought I would do it myself; I love it! Also a very, veeeery interesting subject that too few people actually know about

What causes Ice Age? Answer: Ice age baby

Greetings from Sweden This channel is awesome!

I remember subbing when u had around 100k subs. Now youre at half a million. Congrats and well deserved!!

MORE VIDEOS!! We dont have anything to do while in quarantine.

I feel like i got more knowledge from this video than studying in school for 12 years. Thank you!

Loving that intro, Atlas, makes me more excited to see what you got coming at us lol

Just discovered this channel. Amazing!!!! Keep doing what you’re doing.

Bro I'm too high for this background music. I smoked a bowl, did a xan and then hit a whippet and that music felt like my brain was being clicked

Cold causes ice age...

Solid 12 minutes of information and facts about our earth.

Nice, simple explanations for the changes in our atmosphere. Super!

Dolphins have returned to italy 200 days later: Ice Age 4: Ice baby returns

I’ve never been a climate change denier but I’ve never really took it serious either. This is really worrying. I hope we can take steps as soon as possible to fix it.

What an insane collection and preparation of data. Great Video!

Awesome stuff man keep up the good work, I hope millions flock to these videos and become fascinated with the earth too.

but prageru told me that climate is always changing wth

Two important tectonic processes that lead to the Quaternary Ice Ages are missing: 1. The formation of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current about 34 ma (million years ago). Antartica was separated from Australia and South America, resulting in ocean passages between the continents (Tasmanian Seaway and Drake Passage). Antartica was cut off from warm tropical ocean currents and the cold circumpolar current caused the glaciation of Antartica in the Southern Hemisphere and a first drop in global temperatures. 2. The formation of the Isthmus of Panama about 3 ma. 3 ma the strip of land between North & South America was closed completely. This had profound effects on the fauna and evolution of animals (aka GABI - Great American Biotic Interchange), but more importantly it prevented equatorial tropical ocean currents from circulating around the globe, redirecting warm currents towards the poles. This lead to a second drop in global temperatures and the glaciation of the Northern Hemisphere (which is what we generally call the last Ice Age, in reality Earth has been in an ice age for about 34 million years, the Quaternary only describes glaciation in the Northern Hemisphere). Another very important factor of Ice Ages are the Earth's astronomical cycles, known as Milankovic cycles, which cause fluctuations of about 100 thousand years during which warmer interglacial periods succeed "real" ice ages. We are living in such an interglacial period right now, the Holocene, which has lasted for 11.700 years now, so the next age is probably 80-90 thousand years away.

Fascinating video, can't wait to see the second part

Pretty nice explaining. I´m always scared to whatch Videos about this topic, cause I never know before, whether the editor is explainig something that fits best to his opinion, not to the facts. Here you can find a very balanced video with well researched information. I will leave an Abo :)

top of the earth: is named a pole hitler: angry noises

12:03 that graph is freaking creepy, apart from the fact of the climate change, we don't fully know the extend of the damage we did to us.

I'm learning so many facts I'll probably never use but somehow need to know on this channel. Love it.

Impressive fast paced history of the planet with high quality production value, kudos

Global Warming: You can’t defeat me! Humans: I know, but he can Ice Age:

About vulcan eruption releasing greenhouse gases: aren't they releasing even more sulfur dioxide, which act oppositely?

I found myself rewinding the video to catch your voice-over because I was just stunned by how beautiful this video was. You've outdone yourself here.

Thank you for making this video. This was really fascinating.

5:45 are you saying we can combat global warming by putting dust in the atmosphere?

So Earth's climate has a long history of being effected by biology? Therefore climate change can be both caused by human activity and considered perfectly natural? Yea, I like this way of thinking about it. Very nuanced.

Wait what? I’ve remember seeing some of your videos before but I dont remember seeing something this quality. I would have subbed then. Wow... This is amazing

this video is amazing; informative and mesmerizing and sequenced fluently

Nature when Industrial Revolution happened: *IT ALL BEGAN WHEN THE FIRE NATION ATTACKED...*

2:57 "... and the Earth transitioned back to a swampy lush jungle." Pretty sure there were no lush jungles 2 billion years ago.

Well explained and good animations!

Thanks for the break from all the corona virus videos. Best 14 minutes of the month!

I just wonder how feasable it is to keep the planet in 'it's current state' if it's natural state is being a heavier greenhouse.

why at 9:50 do you misrepresent the CO2 and temperature correlation by not illustrating the well documented 800 year lag?

Love the new intro bro!

Thanks for the manual bro! I'll take this advice to heart

"accurately predicting weather a month in advance" All tropical countries: Okay ditch that, let's flood them without them knowing.

To save you 13 min: Ice. Ice causes an Ice Age.

See this video runs so smooth, I feel like your subtly explaining something super complicated to some ignorant soul such as myself, but your words flow, no weird pauses or abrupt overprounced words, I can just pop in some headphones and learn you know?

I just feel so proud to have subscribed to this channel when it was still small. Now look how it has grown!