Medieval Warm Period
time of warm climate in the North Atlantic region lasting from c. 950 to c. 1250
The Medieval Warm Period (MWP) or Medieval Climate Optimum was a time of unusually warm climate in the North Atlantic region. It was not a planet-wide phenomena. It lasted from about the tenth century to about the fourteenth century. In discussions of global warming this period is often mentioned.
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Some refer to the event as the Medieval Climatic Anomaly because this term emphasizes that effects other than temperature were important.[1]
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change- M.K. Hughes and H.F. Diaz, "Was there a 'Medieval Warm Period?", Climatic Change 26: 109-142, March 1994
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- The Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period Archived 2003-02-16 at the Wayback Machine