Little Ice Age
noun
: an episode of glacial expansion whose maximum extension occurred in the 17th and 18th centuries
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The cities that Native Americans left behind during the Little Ice Age—ruins such as those at Chaco Canyon and Cahokia—led European explorers and modern archaeologists alike to imagine societal collapse and the tragic loss of a golden age.
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Kathleen Duval, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Some scholars have asserted that the Little Ice Age stressed resources on the island between the 16th and 19th centuries, leading to the disappearance of palms and other important contributors to the islanders’ activities and well-being.
—Daniel Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
On the other hand, extended periods of quiet from the Sun might make Earth a less pleasant place to live; the Maunder minimum seems to coincide with the Little Ice Age, but a causal link has yet to be confirmed.
—Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the Little Ice Age
The LIA coincided with a period of great religious and political upheaval.
—Tim Brinkhof, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
Yet the Pilgrims landed in the middle of what's known as The Little Ice Age — a 500-year period of unusually cold weather.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2022
That would transform a beer fit for the Little Ice Age into one suited for the tastes—and energy requirements—of the modern era.
—Byann Gibbons, science.org, 26 Apr. 2023
Much of the rise came because of the Little Ice Age which occurred during the period.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 19 Apr. 2023
The loss of habitable land would have been compounded by a trend from warmer temperatures toward cooler, drier temperatures in Europe that ultimately led to what is known as the Little Ice Age, which began around 1250 AD.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
Kathleen Duval, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Some scholars have asserted that the Little Ice Age stressed resources on the island between the 16th and 19th centuries, leading to the disappearance of palms and other important contributors to the islanders’ activities and well-being.
—Daniel Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
On the other hand, extended periods of quiet from the Sun might make Earth a less pleasant place to live; the Maunder minimum seems to coincide with the Little Ice Age, but a causal link has yet to be confirmed.
—Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the Little Ice Age
The LIA coincided with a period of great religious and political upheaval.
—Tim Brinkhof, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
Yet the Pilgrims landed in the middle of what's known as The Little Ice Age — a 500-year period of unusually cold weather.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2022
That would transform a beer fit for the Little Ice Age into one suited for the tastes—and energy requirements—of the modern era.
—Byann Gibbons, science.org, 26 Apr. 2023
Much of the rise came because of the Little Ice Age which occurred during the period.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 19 Apr. 2023
The loss of habitable land would have been compounded by a trend from warmer temperatures toward cooler, drier temperatures in Europe that ultimately led to what is known as the Little Ice Age, which began around 1250 AD.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
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