The Little Ice Age
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- Synopsis
- The Little Ice Age, the most significant climate event of the last millennium, was sandwiched between two warm spells-- the Medieval Warm Period, which lasted from about 900 to 1300 AD, and the present global warming, which began in about 1850. Although climatologists long suspected the broad outlines of these periods, only within the past decade have they developed an accurate picture of climate conditions in historical times. They can now determine yearly average temperatures and rainfall, the times and magnitude of volcanic eruptions, and even how brightly the sun shone centuries ago. This book focuses on the weather, farming and the fishing and exploring of the north Atlantic.
- Copyright:
- 2000
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 250 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780465022717
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 01/17/06
- Copyrighted By:
- Brian Fagan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
- Submitted By:
- jnuttallphd
- Proofread By:
- KatieStar Kaitlyn Hill
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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