The Moonscale in fact accurately predicts the motion of the world and surrounding planets, which causes a succession of Glacials (Ice Ages) and Interglacials, which increase and decrease in intensity. These fluctuations are caused by the predictable flucuations of the planet’s axial tilt and other orbital factors. At various tipping points, decades of harsh winters allows buildup of both land and sea ice at the poles. Reduction in sea level alters sea currents, further accelerating the onset of a
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Each Aeon lasts approximately 33,200 years, with Epochs marking the transition between Glacial and Interglacial periods of increasing severity. There are nine epochsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWorld History
Helevos has eight thousand years of recorded history, with archeology, artefacts and myth stretching back much further. There are two dominant views of human history: the theological view that the whole world and humanity were created some thousands of years ago in one instant of creation; the second, that all humanity descends from a race of fallen demigods called the viridEmerald EpochBMEgreenBMEAnásthiasAnásthiasBMEAnásthiasfolkloreMiyarrisGodmenBMEMEOrorrHartheraMEviridAnásthi…, the Primary periods being the longest, and the Tertiary the shortest. Various factors influence the beginning of an Epoch, including the influence of planetary bodies and the current position of the continents, which vary slowly with continental drift. This pattern of Aeons is believed to have endured for up to a hundred million years and is set to continue in the foreseeable future. Movement of the current large continental landmasses away from the poles would interrupt the cycle, but this is unlikely to happen for many more millions of years.
No | Type | Length | Description |
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1 | Primary Glacial | 8900 | World at lowest average temperature and lowest mean sea level |
2 | Primary Interglacial | 5800 | Buildup of greenhouse gases melts polar ice, sea levels rise |
3 | Secondary Glacial | 3300 | Dramatic advance of ice cover, lower sea level and temperature |
4 | Secondary Interglacial | 2700 | Most dramatic and catastrophic change in cycle, very rapid rises in sea level |
5 | Tertiary Glacial | 700 | Mini ice age, minor lowering of sea level |
6 | Secondary Interglacial | 2700 | World currently in this period |
7 | Secondary Glacial | 3300 | Global cooling, lowered sea level as before |
8 | Primary Interglacial | 5800 | Global warming, raised sea level as before |