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No Northern Ice Age

• arclein
The globe still received the same amount of heat, but the two super cold poles tempered both hemispheres pretty much in balance. Africa remained habitable as did much of Asia and South America. Much of the continental shelves were also available for use. The northern coast of Asia would have confronted an ice covered sea impacting heavily on the weather there. A far weaker gulf stream dumped moisture into Scandinavia filling the mountains there with ample ice.