The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...

Flooding, famine, plagues. Historical documents from diaries to parish registers detail the dramatic impacts of the Little ...

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.

For centuries, people have kept diaries documenting the ups and downs of local weather. Now, scientists have combed through a ...

Not everything about the Little Ice Age is as it seems! In this episode, we unravel myths, misconceptions, and lies surrounding this period of history. Join us as we dig into what really happened and ...

In Part 3, explore how the Little Ice Age’s harsh climate and societal struggles fueled fear and superstition, leading to widespread witch hunts. Discover the chilling connection between climate ...

Glaciers, sediments, and pollen can be used to reconstruct the climate of the past. Beyond 'nature's archive,', other sources, such as diaries, travel ...

The world’s first saber-toothed cat mummy has been found in Siberia The world’s first saber-toothed cat mummy has been found in Siberia The Little Ice Age was brutal. How did people survive?

Learn more about the Magdalenian peoples, who left traces of dissection and cannibalism on bones in a cave in Poland.

Climatologists analyze various natural climate data repositories to understand Earth’s past. Glaciers, sediments, and pollen convene to form a kind of “nature’s archive” from which natural scientists ...

Rockfall frequency in the Mont-Blanc massif has doubled since the Little Ice Age, with erosion rates increasing from 2.2mm/yr to over 4.1mm/yr between 2006 and 2011.