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

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 ...

Climate change and habitat destruction are driving species to extinction at an alarming rate. The impact extends across all ...

Earth’s ice caps exist due to a rare combination of cooling processes. Without these, Earth would likely remain warm and ...

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

Glaciers, sediments, and pollen can be used to reconstruct the climate of the past. Beyond "nature's archive," other sources, ...

During an ice age, the polar regions are cold, there are large differences in temperature from the equator to the pole, and large, continental-size glaciers can cover enormous regions of the earth.

Researchers are using diary entries, travel notes, religious registers, and other primary historical records to better understand extreme climate shifts in Transylvania during the 16th century.

A lobe of the polar vortex, a ring of freezing air typically found near the North Pole, will once again move into the central ...

Isotope: Any of the forms of a chemical element with the same atomic number but differing atomic mass Stadial: A period of lower temperatures during the last Ice Age Interstadial: A period of ...