During this epoch, often known as the Little Ice Age, temperatures dropped ... is a complex relationship between the social, economic, and intellectual disruption caused by the changed climate ...

The polar vortex is a massive, swirling band of cold air that normally traps frigid temperatures around the Arctic. However, recent scientific studies show this vortex is weakening, which could have ...

In AD 536, the first of three massive volcanic eruptions ushered in a mini ice age. It coincided with an ... Now we have the first evidence that the disruption to climate continued a lot longer ...