Volcanoes May Have Sparked Little Ice Age

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 16:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A mysterious, centuries-long cool spell, dubbed the Little Ice Age, appears to have been caused by a series of volcanic eruptions and sustained by sea ice, a new study indicates. [More]

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