Little Ice Age - Big Chill

[Frankie Jasmine]

LITTLE ICE AGE - BIG CHILL

This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen!


What do the following things have in common:

* The demise of the Vikings in Greenland?
* The survival of the Inuits in Greenland?
* Massive European witchhunts long after the Dark Ages?
* The creation of the Stradivarius violin?
* The nearly full demise of the Spanish Fleet?
* Birds falling from the skies, frozen solid?
* Deaths of hundreds of millions of people by starvation
or co-morbidity of starvation?
* Parents abandoning or eating their own children?
* The tradition of the Frost Festival in London, England?
* Cows & sheep in Europe being kept indoors for 6 months
out of the year--the stock left so weak they had to be
carried to the fresh meadows to eat?
* Failure of crops in Europe for many decades?
* Seeking out of the New World for lack of food in Europe?
* The French Revolution?
* Rats infesting European homes, causing re-emergence of the Plague?
* So many other things, that you will be shocked!


All these have in common the little discussed--but dramatically impactful--Little Ice Age, which hit suddenly in the 14th century lasting through the 19th century. This was a "little" ice age compared to those of the extreme distant past. However, the impact upon human and animal life, history, society, geography, the struggles of the common people, health, wars, social institutions, life & death, and nearly everything affecting society of the "Little Ice Age" is unprecedented. Why did it happen so suddenly and last so long? Could it happen again?

The impact of these issues is depicted so engagingly in "Little Ice Age - Big Chill"! I invite each of you to at least try watching the video, or to rent it in your own language.





P.S. What language is this for subtitles? Perhaps there are other subtitles/dubs also on You Tube or other online sources for the documentary.

[Amethystos]

P.S. What language is this for subtitles? Perhaps there are other subtitles/dubs also on You Tube or other online sources for the documentary.

It's Greek Frankie

[Frankie Jasmine]

YAY!!! I was hoping it was Greek because we have so many Greek members!!!

[Frankie Jasmine]

Guys! I know this is not the kind of thing you sit for over an hour and watch when you come on ATL--I wouldn't. But it is so fantastic--please make note of it somewhere. Then, deep in the lonely winter when there's little to do, bring it out or look it up on You Tube. See if it's something you're interested in.

Obviously, I found it fascinating, as never had anyone ever mentioned a "Little Ice Age" which impacted everything from the Stradivarius violin, to the Napoleonic Wars, to General Washington crossing the Delaware River when fighting off the British!! And more!

OK. Enough. Pass the word along to any of your science/history friends!

[amaryn]

It may not be known to you, but the Dutch painting was influenced by the weather and thus many famous works of Brueghel, Bosch, Vermeer, Avercamp, Hals
and many others picture scenes of families skating on canals, winterlandscapes, etc. From this paintings a lot more knowledge came to light about the way people dressed during this period and other habits of common people.

Avercamp (17th century)

[arsi]

why it is just about europe? not the whole world? East was pretty cool in those times

[amaryn]

why it is just about europe? not the whole world? East was pretty cool in those times

Tell us more about it then, arsi!