The Little Ice Age, which lasted around 500 years, had a profound impact on the environment and the people who lived around Lake Ontario.
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Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet – using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ecosystems.
Native American communities were elaborate consensus democracies, many of which had survived for generations because of careful attention to checking and balancing power.
New research on the European Little Ice Age in England has upended established narratives and provided a window into an era of climatic instability not too different from our own.
Comparison of modern and archaeological polar bears indicates that four millennia of food web stability has been disrupted by modern climate change.
Medieval monks recorded hundreds of lunar eclipses. Centuries later, their descriptions are helping scientists unravel the role of volcanoes in historical climate change.
The wildfires of the past were as fierce, deadly and eerily similar to the ones we have today. And we have yet to learn to live with them.
The little ice age unleashed famines and revolutions which tested the very bonds of society.
Globally, the temperature changed by half a degree Celsius, but it dramatically altered the likelihood of extreme local weather.
The Arctic region is warming much faster than the rest of the planet. The rapid loss of ice affects the polar jet stream, which influences weather patterns across the northern hemisphere.
We have had to adapt to several changes to our climate since we started our migration out of Africa many thousands of years ago.
While today we sweat, early modern Europeans froze. Furs to the rescue.
When temperatures dipped between 1500 and 1750, the world’s landscapes responded by storing more carbon. Now, with temperatures climbing, it’s possible they will do the opposite and release even more.
Any drop in solar activity will be dwarfed by the impact of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
A string of events earlier this year provided a sobering snapshot of a global climate system out of whack. Europe suffered devastating floods, Britain’s coastline was mauled, and the polar vortex cast…
A volcano in Indonesia may be the location of a massive “mystery eruption” that has perplexed volcanologists for decades, according to a new study. The eruption occurred in 1257, and it could also be one…
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