Labels also have special number codes, which represent the following: 1  0 = means minimal hazard. 2  1 = means slight hazard. 3  2 = means moderate hazard. 4  3 = means serious hazard. 5  4 = means severe hazard.
A good way to summarize the paper by Snelling and Matthews is by presenting the timeline given in the article and accompanying poster: AiG Ice Age Timeline. 1  2350 B.C.âNoahs flood. 2  2350 to 2250 B.C.âAntarctica becomes covered by forests, then gets covered by its ice cap.  2250 to 2000 B.C.âIce age on the rest of Earth.
Several ice ages are evident in the geological record, the most recent ('The Ice Age') being from about 1 million years ago and lasting until about 10 000 years ago, when the ice retreated to its present polar extent. (Taken From: Webster's World Encyclopedia - 1997.