Around the 17th century, Earth experienced a prolonged cooling period dubbed the Little Ice Age that brought chillier-than-average temperatures to much of the Northern Hemisphere. ‘Some regional warming and cooling patterns, like the Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period, are well known. WHAT WAS THE 'LITTLE ICE AGE'? An artist's impression of the Little Ice Age Around the 17th century, Earth experienced a prolonged cooling period dubbed the Little Ice Age that brought chillier-than-average temperatures to much of the Northern Hemisphere. The 'Little Ice Age' was not a true Ice Age, but brought cold temperatures in three intervals from the mid-1600s to the 1800s.

Source: Daily Mail January 04, 2019 18:23 UTC