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Stories the Earth Tells with Dan Gish: Pleistocene, The Ice Age

February 26 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard

Don't miss out on this amazing thought provoking evening with Dan Gish - this series of events is free to attend!
In this first installment of Stories the Earth Tells, Dan explores the Pleistocene Epoch, commonly known as the Ice Age. This talk unpacks the powerful geological and climatic forces that transformed continents, oceans, and ecosystems and whose fingerprints are still visible today.

Topics include:
Remarkable and often surprising Ice Age mammals
The climate history that led into and out of the Ice Age
Glacial rebound and how massive ice sheets reshaped the land
The mysterious Ancestral Bell River and its lost drainage system
Changes in the Gulf Stream current and their global implications

Through clear explanations and compelling stories from the field, Dan brings deep time into focus, revealing how events from tens of thousands of years ago continue to influence our modern world.
Dan is a geologist and geophysicist with 50+ years of global exploration & research.

Contact: Suzie
Phone: (712) 256-7053
Email: [email protected]

Categories: Community, Educational, Family Friendly

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