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What climate change deniers get totally wrong about the Little Ice Age

What does a regional period of mid-millennial cooling have to do with today's climate disasters? Absolutely nothing.

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Climate crisis: what lessons can we learn from the last great cooling-off period?

The ‘little ice age’ of the 14th to the 19th centuries brought cold winters to Europe and unusual weather globally. Studying how humans adapted could be valuable.

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Scientists discover ‘surprising’ cause of Europe’s little ice age in late medieval era

Change in ocean currents – similar to phenomena seen today – likely cause behind substantial cooling, US scientists say.

Did the Amazon rainforest contribute to the ‘Little Ice Age’ of the 1600s?
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Did the Amazon rainforest contribute to the ‘Little Ice Age’ of the 1600s?

Scientists have found new evidence as they scrutinize a theory that Amazon re-growth, following European colonization, affected global climate.
No climate event in 2,000 years compares to what’s happening now
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No climate event in 2,000 years compares to what’s happening now

While parts of the world have warmed or cooled in the past, modern climate change is happening just about everywhere at the same time.
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What 17th century's "Little Ice Age" teaches us on climate change
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What 17th century's "Little Ice Age" teaches us on climate change

To get some sense of the future we face, a new book looks backward at a time of extreme weather and societal transformation.
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