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> Before 1933, it is thought to have last melted completely in the 1700s. It's been warming since the little ice age, which ended in the early 1800s. https://
by tomohawk 4y ago
> Before 1933, it is thought to have last melted completely in the 1700s.
It's been warming since the little ice age, which ended in the early 1800s.
https://www.britannica.com/story/what-was-the-little-ice-age https://www.britannica.com/story/what-was-the-little-ice-age
In fact, 1816 was the "year without a summer"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer
Citings stats like that is like someone citing stock market stats starting after the Great Depression.
- klyrs 4y agoThe "year without a summer" being a result of a volcano blowing off a kilometer of elevation and darkening the atmosphere with particulates. Yeah that's real comforting.