Named centuries-long climate periods of the last thousand years, the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, known from tree rings, ice cores and written records. A period belongs here when its cited article describes a regional warm or cold period in recent history. It excludes deep-time climate events and seasonal cycles. Scientists debate how global these periods were, so the articles describe them as regional shifts.
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Little Ice Age (Wikipedia)
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The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of regional cooling, particularly pronounced in the North Atlantic region.
Medieval Warm Period (Wikipedia)
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The Medieval Warm Period (MWP), also known as the Medieval Climate Optimum or the Medieval Climatic Anomaly, was a time of warm climate in the North Atlantic region that lasted from about 950 CE to about 1250 CE. Climate proxy records show peak warmth occurred at different times for different regions, which indicate
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