Some people have argued that the Midieval Warm Period (which was almost as warm as today) was a prosperous time for people and the planet. However, according to scientists from UMass, U of Arizona, and NOAA:
"There is evidence for widespread hydrological anomalies from 900 to 1300 A.D. Prolonged droughts affected many parts of the western United States (especially eastern California and the western Great Basin) (14). Other parts of the world also experienced persistent hydrological anomalies (15)."
"A repetition of such anomalies today, with more than 10 times as many people on Earth as in High Medieval time, could be catastrophic."
http://www.geo.umass.edu/faculty/bradley/bradley2003d.pdf
Does this make you rethink the supposition that warm periods are beneficial and in all cases "warmer is better"?
2007-12-27
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