[RightWhale]

Little Ice Age, from 1450 to 1850 A.D.

Moderately interesting that coincides with the breakout of Europe into the Renaissance, with Copernicus, Columbus, Galileo, Newton, Pascal, and the whole gang discovering science again.

[carlr]

Read this thing several times now and not sure what it is exactly trying to present although the last couple of statements probably indicate it is about global warming.
I just can`t seem to follow the link between the incidents from 5200 years ago to the final statement that "The evidence is clear that a major climate change is underway".Probably just tired I guess.

It is interesting the line Little Ice Age,from 1450 to 1850 A.D.
A span of 400 years due to natural events.We have 20-50 years of an apparent warming trend,which is somewhat inevitable only 100 years after a cooling trend,and look at how quickly not just man but coincidently affluent western society is accused of destroying the world.

[rwfromkansas]

Ironically due to European contact with Muslim societies that were very scientific early on.....and now they are backwoods places while West excels.