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Snowball Earth

worldwide glaciation episodes during the Cryogenian Period of the Neoproterozoic Era
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Snowball Earth

Summary

Snowball Earth is a scientific hypothesis[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of scientific_hypothesis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,945 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Snowball Earth's instance of is recorded as scientific hypothesis[3].
  • Snowball Earth's Commons category is recorded as Snowball Earth[4].
  • Snowball Earth's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[5].
  • Snowball Earth's P14541 is recorded as 2rtPws[6].

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Designation and Status

Snowball Earth's instance of is recorded as scientific hypothesis[3].

Why It Matters

Snowball Earth ranks in the top 4% of scientific_hypothesis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,945 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Snowball Earth. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/snowball-earth
MLA “Snowball Earth.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/snowball-earth.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_snowball-earth_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Snowball Earth}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/snowball-earth}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · M14 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → sn%C3%B8balljord-teorien
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: sn%C3%B8balljord-teorien"
  2. 10w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → scientific hypothesis
    P14541 → 2rtPws
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
    Instance of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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