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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 c. 950 to c. 1250. [2] Climate proxy records show peak warmth occurred at different times for different regions, which indicate that the MWP was not a globally ...
Some provide evidence of relatively warm temperatures (most pronounced during the summer months) in several regions, including the North Atlantic, northern Europe, China, and parts of North America, as well as the Andes, Tasmania, and New Zealand.
20 kwi 2021 · Despite being predominantly recorded in Europe, south-western North America and in some tropical regions, the Medieval warm period affected both the northern and southern hemispheres.
4 gru 2015 · Climate scientists have cited the Medieval Warm Period to explain anomalies in rainfall and temperature in far-flung regions, from the U.S. Southwest to China. The study appears today in the journal Science Advances.
The Medieval Warm Period, also known as the Medieval Climate Anomaly, refers to a historical period between 800 and 1250 CE characterized by warmer and drier conditions globally. It was a significant warm episode during the Holocene prior to the industrial era, with temperatures comparable to or even warmer than the mid-20th century.
The phrase “Medieval Warm Epoch” was coined by climatologist H. H. Lamb in 1965 to describe the period of warming in Western Europe and the Northern Atlantic that seemed indicated by several lines of evidence, mostly paleoclimatic and anecdotal (historical accounts dating from the period).
The terms Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period have been used to describe two past climate epochs in Europe and neighbouring regions during roughly the 17th to 19th and 11th to 14th centuries, respectively.
