The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

The Cycle of Ice Ages Ice ages don't just appear out of nowhere. They are part of a natural cycle that our planet has experienced numerous times. These periods are marked by significant drops in ...

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.

The Ice Age was a hard period in Earth's history, but ancient humans were quite the hardy bunch. They managed survive and even thrive; here's how they did it.

People have been recording local climates for centuries, chronicling hot and cold periods as well as resulting floods, famines, and fatal diseases. Now, researchers have examined a wealth of historic ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — Laboratory experiments designed to deform ice at its pressure-melting temperature were like ... Europe since the end of the last ice age have shown that dynamic processes in ...

Let’s talk about data. Just the facts. These data are information gathered by satellites, instruments on the ground (thermometers, wind speed gauges, etc.), lasers and the many other ways humans use ...