500-Year-Old Transylvanian Diaries Expose Brutal Reality of the Little Ice Age
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500-Year-Old Transylvanian Diaries Expose Brutal Reality of the Little Ice Age

Tapping into ‘society’s archive’, researchers have examined written sources from the 16th century that chronicle famine, excessive flooding, and plagues in what today is Romania. Glaciers, sediments, and pollen provide valuable insights into past climates. In addition to these natural records, historical documents such as diaries, travel notes, parish, and monastery registers—collectively known as the [...]