«although other factors like a small drop in greenhouse gas concentrations around 1600 and
strong volcanic eruptions during that time likely played a role as well.»
It has long been suspected that the low solar activity during the Maunder Minimum was one of the causes of the Little Ice Age, although other factors like a small drop in greenhouse gas concentrations around 1600 and
strong volcanic eruptions during that time likely played a role as well.
Not exact matches
Volcanic activity was high
during this period of history, and we know from modern studies of volcanism that
eruptions can have
strong cooling effects on the climate for several years after an
eruption.