A cooler Pacific may have severely affected medieval Europe, North America

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 13:24 in Paleontology & Archaeology

In the time before Columbus sailed the ocean blue, a cooler central Pacific Ocean has been connected with drought conditions in Europe and North America that may be responsible for famines and the disappearance of cliff dwelling people in the American West.

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