What was Californias weather before 1492?

Question

How was the agriculture, weather before the spaniards arrival?

Answer 1

OK, this is a trick question, right, because California didn't exist then?

Answer 2

Pre-1492 weather in California was a bit cooler than it is now. It takes and will keep on taking a bit of time before any of us, in our lifetime, feel the true effects of global warming.

There was no ice age at that time. That is why those of us on this planet we call earth at this time are not concerned with global warming. We won't be around, why should we burden ourselves with the happenngs that are inevitable with our kids and grandkids? I would have to say the weather is about the same now as it was then, just the air is a bit warmer and the water is a bit colder. California hasn't really changed that much as far as farming goes. We have and always will be a major provider of crops. And the spaniards knew it would be great for grapes. California is still perfect for vineyards.

Answer 3

There was a fairly large and rapid warming trend in the entire northern hemisphere in the second half of the 16th century. Shortly before that, in the winter of 1546-47, when Cabrillo was exploring the California coast, he reported snow on the beach at what is now Santa Cruz and ice-covered cliffs south of there. So, pre-1492 was probably a lot colder than, say, the 20th century.

Answer 4

An interesting question, and one which has a precedent. Check out the URLs attached for some information on how climate change data is being gathered from ship's logs - but that takes us back into the eighteenth century only, and you are interested in the fifteenth century. The records of indigenous people are oral, and of small help. That leaves us with biological records - tree rings come to mind immediately - the science of dendrochronology. Check it out - you are opening yourself to a new world of historical exploration based on how well a tree grows.

Answer 5

it was the same as in 1493