Flandrian interglacial

Flandrian interglacial

The Flandrian interglacial or stage is the name given by geologists and archaeologists in the British Isles to the first, and so far only, stage of the Holocene epoch (the present geological period), covering the period from around 12,000 years ago when the last ice age ended to the present day. As such, it is in practice identical in span to the Holocene. Present climatological theory (based on analysis of Milankovitch cycles) forecasts that the Flandrian climate should decline in temperature towards a global climate similar to that of the ice age. The current global warming phenomenon could have the effect of postponing this downturn. [ [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/297/5585/1287 sciencemag.org] - An Exceptionally Long Interglacial Ahead?]

The Flandrian began as a relatively short-lived climate downturn, the Younger Dryas came to an end. This formed the last gasp of the Devensian glaciation, the final stage of the Pleistocene epoch and is traditionally seen as the latest warm interglacial in a series that has been occurring throughout the Quaternary geological period.

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