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Medieval Europeans became accustomed to hot, dry seasons – and they knew how to endure them.
Back when there were Arctic alligators and turtles, ‘polar stratospheric clouds’ kept their world warm. Research suggests these clouds contribute to the ‘missing warming’ in climate models.
A change in climate may have triggered the decline and collapse of the Mayan city of Mayapán in the 15th century.
Science has made a strong case for the year 536 as being one of the worst in human history, a year punctuated by volcanic eruptions, drought, famine and plague - and a year long winter.
Greenland’s conditions were once similar to those of a greenhouse. Volcanoes swelled the land, constricted seaways and gigatonnes of greenhouse gases were released into the atmosphere.
Future extremes from the Indian Ocean will be acting on top of global warming, giving a double whammy effect, like the record-breaking heat and drought we saw in 2019.
Top contributors
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Senior scientist, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge
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Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
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PhD Candidate, Australian National University
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Senior lecturer, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Professor and Director of the Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW, UNSW
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Chief Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division and Professor of Climate Science, Australian National University
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Programme Director, The Europaeum, University of Oxford
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Professor of Medieval History, University of Exeter
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Team Leader - Applications and Biosecurity - Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University