so, what caused it to get this hot 400 years ago ?
Bush driving a Chevy Suburban of course...
as per Wikipedia's entry for 1606.... January 27 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins.
SEE?! This horrendus plot against thine own Crown, doth bringeth us to a new Age of Witchcraft, which shall surely raise global temperatures over the next ten thousand fortnights, and make England most foul, and as warm as the Hell you conspirators are all destined for!
Cannst thou not see good folke? Only gunowners most foul, would stockpile such stores of gunpower. It is the Devil's Powder, and cannst NOT be in the hands of mere subjects of the Crown, lest we have ANOTHER incident like this!
Male Grizzly and Kodiak Bears should expect a little more flirting from female Polar Bears. There's always a silver lining.