Globe Warmer In Time of Vikings

SEWilco writes "A record of recent global temperatures has been assembled by piecing together the hundreds of studies with past temperature estimates [Discovery, Harvard]. The record shows there was a "Medieval Warm Period" warmer than the 20th Century. This was followed by the "Little Ice Age", which ended around 1900. We're having average climate now. Numerous sources indicated this, but apparently were not gathered into one document" This adds some more background reading to the previously linked Telegraph story.

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The Vikings and those Damned SUV's!

[R2.0]

Traipsing all over the world in those huge boats, putting out all sorts of greenhouse gasses (methane), when they could have been conserving their energy and travelling only on inshore trips in lightweight, hybrid fuel (sail and oar) dinghys.

All because of their imperialist, war mongering culture.

Bastards.

Typical Slashdot Reasoning

[Bastian]

It's been proven that the dog farting can clear a room. Therefore, Joe's farts can't clear a room.

There's no reason to believe that there can't be two or more contributing factors.

Re: Hmmm

[Black Parrot]

> Too late. In Western societies, more people believe in Global Warming than believe in God.

Some of us think that's a good sign, given the relative amounts of evidence for global warming and the existence of God.

Erik the Viking...

[FroMan]

I bet it was killing all the hot air windbags eco nuts that lead to the mini ice age afterwards. Maybe we need to take a play from Erik's playbook and do the same. :-)