Little Ice Age
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Vikings Abandoned Greenland Centuries Ago in Face of Rising Seas, Says New Study
Counterintuitively, seas were rising around Greenland as it went through a cold period centuries ago. This helped drive out Viking colonists, says new research.
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The Climate Epochs That Weren’t
Climate scientists often invoke the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age as natural worldwide climate swings predating human influences. They may not have worked the way we think.
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The Culture and History of Glaciers in the Alps
Why did Europe’s “cursed” glaciers begin retreating in the 1850’s even though the climate record suggests they should have advanced for another 50 years?
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