Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.

The excavation, which followed the discovery of two Roman swords in 2023, is providing historians with fresh insights into ...

A trio of researchers has found evidence of the impact of the Late Antique Little Ice Age on Iceland almost 1,500 years ago. In their paper published in the journal Geology, Christopher Spencer ...

Generated by ash clouds from three separate volcanic eruptions around 540 C.E., this ice age — the Late Antique Little Ice Age — blocked out the sun and cooled the surface of Earth for some 200 to 300 ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

What was the Little Ice Age? The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850.

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.

Little Ice Age So, as I look out at the dark and blustery streets outside, I wonder: how on earth did medieval folk survive it? Their fortitude and resilience must have been great, particularly in the ...

Little Ice Age How did England adapt to severe weather from the 15th to early 19th centuries? Show more 27 January 2025 Available now 47 minutes ...

An ice warning has been introduced until Friday 10am for most of England’s east coast, stretching from East Anglia up to the southeast tip of Scotland.