Why is it difficult to know if the Pleistocene glaciations are over or if we are currently just in an interglacial period?
Why is it difficult to know if the Pleistocene glaciations are over or if we are currently just in an interglacial period?
Pleistocene glaciation is a glaciation series with two alternating temporal events, a period of glaciation and interglaciation.
Our current glaciation period is known as the Pleistocene glaciation, as it is under the quaternary Epoch. The reason behind the failure to ascertain the exact end of Pleistocene glaciation is the occurrence of glacial ice mass on the landforms. The presence of ice on landmass (especially in Greenland and poles) provides tangible scientific evidence for Pleistocene glaciation. Simultaneously, although we are still under Pleistocene glaciation, the present Earth's temperature indicates that we are in the interglacial period. The interglacial period has a relatively warmer temperature and a lesser percentage of ice on landmass than the glacial period.
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