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The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850
by Brian Fagan
Description: The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850 examines the impact of a prolonged cold period on European history and key events between 1300 and 1850, linking climate changes to social and political developments of the time
ISBN: 0465022723
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russell · 2011-10-14 · Original thread
It's really a matter of deciding when is the start of the Little Ice Age. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age Some put it at the end of the medieval warn period, others hundreds of years later. I favor 1315, because over the period of a few years the climate of Europe tanked for hundreds of years. Of course a 1315 date argues for the cause being a long solar minimum and not reforestation.

My opinion was greatly influenced by Brian Fagan: The Little Ice Age, http://www.amazon.com/Little-Ice-Age-Climate-1300-1850/dp/04....