Explore: Glaciation

A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures

interglacial periods known as the Quaternary glaciation which started around 2,588,000 years ago and is ongoing. The glaciation and the current Quaternary Period

The Quaternary glaciation, also known as the Pleistocene glaciation, is an alternating series of glacial and interglacial periods during the Quaternary

The Pongola glaciation is a glacial episode that occurred in the Mesoarchean, 2.9 Ga for about 150 Ma. It is the oldest known glaciation on the planet

The Wisconsin glaciation, also called the Wisconsin glacial episode, was the most recent glacial period of the North American ice sheet complex, peaking

Age began 34 million years ago, its latest phase being the Quaternary glaciation, in progress since 2.58 million years ago. Within ice ages, there exist

The Würm glaciation or Würm stage (German: Würm-Kaltzeit or Würm-Glazial, colloquially often also Würmeiszeit or Würmzeit; cf. ice age), commonly referred

The Baykonurian glaciation is a glacial episode dating to around the Proterozoic–Phanerozoic boundary, at the end of the Ediacaran Period. The date of

The Marinoan glaciation, sometimes also known as the Varanger glaciation, was a period of worldwide glaciation. A glacial episode within the Marinoan

included at least two large glacial periods, the Sturtian and Marinoan glaciations. Proponents of the hypothesis argue that it best explains sedimentary