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| − | A | + | A cold period that lasted from about A.D. 1550 to about A.D. 1850. This was the coldest period in about 1,500 years. There are many records - both scientific and historic that substantiate this. |
| − | This period was marked by rapid expansion of mountain [[glacier]]s, especially in the Alps, Norway, Ireland, and Alaska. There were three maxima, beginning about 1650, about 1770, and 1850, each separated by slight [[warming trend]]. <ref> [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/glossary.php3?mode=all NASA Earth Observatory glossary] </ref> | + | This period was marked by rapid expansion of mountain [[glacier]]s, especially in the Alps, Norway, Ireland, and Alaska. There were three maxima, beginning about 1650, about 1770, and 1850, each separated by slight [[warming trend]].<ref>[http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/glossary.php3?mode=all NASA Earth Observatory glossary]</ref> |
| − | *During the Little Ice Age, the [[River Thames]] froze over, the Dutch | + | *During the Little Ice Age, the [[River Thames]] froze over, the Dutch improved the ice skate and the great artists of the day learned to love a new genre: the winter landscape.<ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2008/05/31/the-deniers-our-spotless-sun.aspx The Deniers: Our spotless sun]</ref> |
| − | An attempt was made by the UN's global warming study panel to dismiss the existence of the Little Ice Age, using the notorious [[hockey stick graph]] of Dr. [[Michael Mann]]. | + | An attempt was made by the UN's global warming study panel to dismiss the existence of the Little Ice Age, using the notorious [[hockey stick graph]] of Dr. [[Michael Mann]]. |
| − | + | During the 1600s, the sun's activity declined to a point known as the Maunder minimum. | |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://www-user.zfn.uni-bremen.de/~gheiss/Personal/Abstracts/SAJS2000_Abstr.html The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warming in South Africa] (abstract) | *[http://www-user.zfn.uni-bremen.de/~gheiss/Personal/Abstracts/SAJS2000_Abstr.html The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warming in South Africa] (abstract) | ||
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
* [[Medieval Warm Period]] | * [[Medieval Warm Period]] | ||
| + | * [[Meteorology]] | ||
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| − | * A 700 year record of Southern Hemisphere extratropical climate variability (''Annals of Glaciology'', vol. 39, p.127-132, 2004) - P.A Mayewski, K. Maasch, J.W.C White, E.J. Steig, E. Meyerson, I. Goodwin, V.I. Morgan, T. van Ommen, M.A.J. Curran, J. Sourney, K. Kreutz | + | * A 700-year record of Southern Hemisphere extratropical climate variability (''Annals of Glaciology'', vol. 39, p. 127-132, 2004) - P.A Mayewski, K. Maasch, J.W.C White, E.J. Steig, E. Meyerson, I. Goodwin, V.I. Morgan, T. van Ommen, M.A.J. Curran, J. Sourney, K. Kreutz |
| − | * Low-Frequency Signals in Long Tree-Ring Chronologies for Reconstructing Past Temperature Variability (''Science'', vol. 295. no. 5563, pp. 2250 - 2253, 22 March 2002) - Jan Esper, Edward R. Cook, Fritz H. Schweingruber | + | * Low-Frequency Signals in Long Tree-Ring Chronologies for Reconstructing Past Temperature Variability (''Science'', vol. 295. no. 5563, pp. 2250 - 2253, 22 March 2002) - Jan Esper, Edward R. Cook, Fritz H. Schweingruber |
| − | * Medieval Warm Period, Little Ice Age and 20th century temperature variability from Chesapeake Bay (''Global and Planetary Change'', vol. 36, issues 1-2, March 2003, Pages | + | * Medieval Warm Period, Little Ice Age and 20th century temperature variability from Chesapeake Bay (''Global and Planetary Change'', vol. 36, issues 1-2, March 2003, Pages 17–29) - T. M. Cronin, G. S. Dwyer, T. Kamiya, S. Schwede, D. A. Willard |
| − | * The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period in the Sargasso Sea (''Science'', vol. 274. no. 5292, pp. 1503 - 1508, 29 November 1996) - Lloyd D. Keigwin | + | * The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period in the Sargasso Sea (''Science'', vol. 274. no. 5292, pp. 1503 - 1508, 29 November 1996) - Lloyd D. Keigwin |
* The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warming in South Africa (South African Journal of Science 96: 121-126, 2000) - P. D. Tyson, W. Karlén, K. Holmgren and G. A. Heiss | * The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warming in South Africa (South African Journal of Science 96: 121-126, 2000) - P. D. Tyson, W. Karlén, K. Holmgren and G. A. Heiss | ||
* Torneträsk tree-ring width and density ad 500–2004: a test of climatic sensitivity and a new 1500-year reconstruction of north Fennoscandian summers (''Climate Dynamics'', January, 2008) - Håkan Grudd | * Torneträsk tree-ring width and density ad 500–2004: a test of climatic sensitivity and a new 1500-year reconstruction of north Fennoscandian summers (''Climate Dynamics'', January, 2008) - Håkan Grudd | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:22, January 20, 2022
A cold period that lasted from about A.D. 1550 to about A.D. 1850. This was the coldest period in about 1,500 years. There are many records - both scientific and historic that substantiate this. This period was marked by rapid expansion of mountain glaciers, especially in the Alps, Norway, Ireland, and Alaska. There were three maxima, beginning about 1650, about 1770, and 1850, each separated by slight warming trend.[1]
- During the Little Ice Age, the River Thames froze over, the Dutch improved the ice skate and the great artists of the day learned to love a new genre: the winter landscape.[2]
An attempt was made by the UN's global warming study panel to dismiss the existence of the Little Ice Age, using the notorious hockey stick graph of Dr. Michael Mann.
During the 1600s, the sun's activity declined to a point known as the Maunder minimum.
References
External links
- The LIA in Europe
- The LIA in Spain
- The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warming in South Africa (abstract)
See also
- A 700-year record of Southern Hemisphere extratropical climate variability (Annals of Glaciology, vol. 39, p. 127-132, 2004) - P.A Mayewski, K. Maasch, J.W.C White, E.J. Steig, E. Meyerson, I. Goodwin, V.I. Morgan, T. van Ommen, M.A.J. Curran, J. Sourney, K. Kreutz
- Low-Frequency Signals in Long Tree-Ring Chronologies for Reconstructing Past Temperature Variability (Science, vol. 295. no. 5563, pp. 2250 - 2253, 22 March 2002) - Jan Esper, Edward R. Cook, Fritz H. Schweingruber
- Medieval Warm Period, Little Ice Age and 20th century temperature variability from Chesapeake Bay (Global and Planetary Change, vol. 36, issues 1-2, March 2003, Pages 17–29) - T. M. Cronin, G. S. Dwyer, T. Kamiya, S. Schwede, D. A. Willard
- The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period in the Sargasso Sea (Science, vol. 274. no. 5292, pp. 1503 - 1508, 29 November 1996) - Lloyd D. Keigwin
- The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warming in South Africa (South African Journal of Science 96: 121-126, 2000) - P. D. Tyson, W. Karlén, K. Holmgren and G. A. Heiss
- Torneträsk tree-ring width and density ad 500–2004: a test of climatic sensitivity and a new 1500-year reconstruction of north Fennoscandian summers (Climate Dynamics, January, 2008) - Håkan Grudd
- Tree-ring and glacial evidence for the medieval warm epoch and the little ice age in southern South America (Climatic Change, vol. 26, nos. 2-3, March, 1994) - Ricardo Villalba