Interglacial period

The video explains interglacial periods, which are warmer climate phases between Ice Ages. It highlights that we are currently in an interglacial period that began around 15,000 years ago. The Earth is experiencing mild conditions typical of interglacials, situated between the extremes of glaciation and periods when ice is absent from the planet's surface.

What is an interglacial period?

How long ago did the current interglacial period begin?

What are the typical conditions experienced during an interglacial?

What extremes does the Earth experience in relation to interglacial periods?

What happens to the Earth's surface during warmer periods?