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Category: Medieval Climate
Medieval Climate Shifts and Settlements in North Eastern Europe
Recent studies explore the connection between medieval climate changes and historical migrations in North Eastern Europe bordering the White See
Medieval Summer Temperatures in Europe
Medieval summer temperatures shifted dramatically inside the last 2000 years, shows new studies. Next step is to map the shifts regionally.
Late Antique Little Ice Age AD 536 – 660
New research demonstrates the widespread impact of the climatic shocks in the 6th century creating a Late Antique Littel Ice Age reaching across most of the northern hemisphere
The Dust Veil AD 536
The sun turns black, earth sinks in the sea. Down from heaven, stars are whirled… Thus sang the Seeress (the Völva) to Odin
Medieval Volcano
Source of Mysterious Medieval Eruption from 1258 identified as Indonesia’s Samalas volcano, part of the Rinjani Volcanic Complex on Lombok Island
The Grote Mandrenke and Medieval Flooding
Huge storms and devastating floods are not something new. Medieval history shows that human overexploitation and not the climate may be behind many tragedies