The last Interglacial Warm Period was about 115,000 years ago, while the last Glaciation (ice age) was about 20,000 years ago. We are currently in the Pleistocene Ice Age, which began about 2.5 million years ago -- and there have been about 42 Glaciation cycles during this period. We are in earth's coldest period in history -- and each Glaciation is getting colder. Remember, most of earth's history had NO ice caps. These and other climate & weather trends are discussed in the Weather Club.
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