The ice age that never was.

The article discusses the significance of stone age farmers in preventing climatic changes. It mentions that early farmers halted the planet's descent into another ice age and keep the Earth warm and stable for many years. Climate scientist William Ruddiman cites the move and developments made by farmers in order to prevent global warming and greenhouse gases. Moreover, it emphasizes that the coming and going of ice ages are driven by periodic changes in Earth's orbit and rotation axis.