Past+Climates

__** Climate Periods: **__

 * The Medieval Climate Anomaly: **


 * ** The time period was between 900 and 1300 A.D. **
 * ** Climate conditions were warm at times and dry .**


 * The Little Ice Age: **


 * ** The time period was between 1500 and 1850. **
 * ** Was not a true "iceage" because major sheets didnt develop. **
 * ** The temperature was up to 2 degrees F, cooler than today ( varied by region) **


 * The Industrail Era: **


 * ** Time period the last 100 years. **
 * ** It was a warming period because increasing emissions of greenhouse gas caused by human activities. **

__** Climate Factors: **__
The impact of the suns intesity. Long periods of cooling and heating depending on the postion of the planet and the suns intensity.

Gases emmited from volcanoes. The gasses emmited from volcanoes are short term, but scientists dont beleave that the gases dont effect the earth's temperature.

The levels of co2. Co2 heats the the earth depending on how much is put in the atmosphere.

Geo-Political (Period 2)