If you are in the United States, there is a good chance that you will suffer from a heat wave this summer. Cool down with Fayge and dive into the Little Ice Age and its many impacts on Europe. It will involve fashion, politics, and a tiny bit of science, the best combination.
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Sources and Further Reading:
The Climate in Arts and History project from Smith College: https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/the-effects-of-the-little-ice-age/ (this one has its own great source list)
University of Massachusetts: https://www.umass.edu/news/article/winter-coming-researchers-uncover-surprising-cause-little-ice-age
The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/the-original-climate-crisis-how-the-little-ice-age-devastated-early-modern-europe-178187
The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/01/how-the-little-ice-age-changed-history
Science Direct: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/little-ice-age
And a big thank you to Dr. Madonna Hettinger at The College of Wooster, without whom I would lack a great many bizarre stories about the Black Death. Some of her publications are listed here: https://wooster.edu/bio/mhettinger/
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