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A [[cold period]] that lasted from about A.D. 1550 to about A.D. 1850. This was the coldest period in about 1,500 years. There are many records - both scientific and historic that substantiate this.
 
A [[cold period]] that lasted from about A.D. 1550 to about A.D. 1850. This was the coldest period in about 1,500 years. There are many records - both scientific and historic that substantiate this.
 
This period was marked by rapid expansion of mountain [[glacier]]s, especially in the Alps, Norway, Ireland, and Alaska. There were three maxima, beginning about 1650, about 1770, and 1850, each separated by slight [[warming trend]]. <ref> [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/glossary.php3?mode=all NASA Earth Observatory glossary] </ref>
 
This period was marked by rapid expansion of mountain [[glacier]]s, especially in the Alps, Norway, Ireland, and Alaska. There were three maxima, beginning about 1650, about 1770, and 1850, each separated by slight [[warming trend]]. <ref> [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/glossary.php3?mode=all NASA Earth Observatory glossary] </ref>
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*During the Little Ice Age, the [[River Thames]] froze over, the Dutch developed the [[ice skate]] and the great artists of the day learned to love a new genre: the winter landscape.<ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2008/05/31/the-deniers-our-spotless-sun.aspx The Deniers: Our spotless sun]</ref>
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*During the Little Ice Age, the [[River Thames]] froze over, the Dutch improved the [[ice skate]] and the great artists of the day learned to love a new genre: the winter landscape.<ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2008/05/31/the-deniers-our-spotless-sun.aspx The Deniers: Our spotless sun]</ref>
 
An attempt was made by the UN's global warming study panel to dismiss the existence of the Little Ice Age, using the notorious [[hockey stick graph]] of Dr. [[Michael Mann]].  
 
An attempt was made by the UN's global warming study panel to dismiss the existence of the Little Ice Age, using the notorious [[hockey stick graph]] of Dr. [[Michael Mann]].  
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==Notes==
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==References==
 
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