Little Ice Age
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The period from about 1400 to 1900, characterized by expansion of mountain glaciers and cooling of global temperatures, especially in the Alps, Scandinavia, Iceland, and Alaska. The Little Ice Age followed the Medieval Warm Period.
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See also Maunder minimum
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The weather improved as the Little Ice Age ended, and techne improved medicine, midwifery and sanitation.
In the cold snaps of the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries - part of the Little Ice Age - glaciers regularly advanced.
From BBC
The authors suggest that as the effects of the Little Ice Age faded, manatees began extending their range northward to Florida.
From Science Daily
Willis noted that these two major flood events from ancient times occurred during a period of global cooling known as the Little Ice Age, which spanned roughly the the 14th to 19th centuries.
From Los Angeles Times
The available tree-ring data reveals that most of the cooler periods over the past 2000 years, such as the Little Antique Ice Age in the 6th century and the Little Ice Age in the early 19th century, followed large-sulphur-rich volcanic eruptions.
From Science Daily
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