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Scientists have figured out just how cold the last Ice Age was. Here's why it matters

Fossilized bones of mammoths, one of the large mammals that roamed North America in extremely low ice age temperature, are displayed at the Mammoth Site where numerous mammoth fossils have been excavated in Hot Springs, South Dakota, U.S. August 31, 2018. Picture taken August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Will Dunham - RC2TLI9RYMXZ

The Last Glacial Maximum ended around 19,000 years ago. Image: Reuters/Will Dunham

Will Dunham
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The skeleton of a mammoth, one of the large mammals that roamed North America during the last Ice Age, is displayed at the Mammoth Site where numerous mammoth fossils have been excavated in Hot Springs, South Dakota, U.S. August 31, 2018.
The skeleton of a mammoth, one of the large mammals that roamed North America during the last Ice Age. Image: REUTERS/Will Dunham
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