"Such a transition to a glacial state in 10,000 years' time is very unlikely to happen, because human emissions of carbon ...

The last glacial maximum, which lasted from 26,500 to 19,000 years ago, was the most severe phase of the Late Pleistocene ice age. During this period, massive ice sheets and polar ice caps covered ...

The last ice age, or glacial period, ended about 11,700 years ago. That transition ushered in the Holocene, an era of relative climate stability which enabled human civilisations to flourish.