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What dates conventionally bound the Little Ice Age in Europe?
The Little Ice Age is usually dated from the opening crisis of the Great Famine of 1315–1322 through to roughly 1850. The coldest sub-period (the Maunder Minimum) ran 1645–1715. Northern hemisphere temperatures averaged 1 to 1.5°C below modern values. The phenomenon ended Norse Greenland, advanced Alpine glaciers, and produced the Thames frost fairs.
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The Centuries Europe Froze From around 1300 to 1850 the northern hemisphere ran a few degrees colder. Glaciers advanced, harvests failed, Norse Greenland died, and the Thames repeatedly froze.
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