Outline: Early Modern Climate The History of Climate as an interdisciplinary field Who does it, how they do it, what kind of sources How climate was changing in Early Modern Europe Consequences
Part II: Climate and Mentalities Effects of changing climate Demographically Culturally Attempts by people to change the weather (why? how?)
Thought Questions What human activities are affected by climate? How might climatic changes affect history? Can people do anything to affect climate?
Early estimates of average temperatures in Iceland: A hypothesis for thinking about climate
Rhone glacier, 1750 Rhone glacier, 1950
Calendar from 1607 with weather predictions detail of January, showing connection of astrological signs to the body
Scapegoats: Witches making bad weather
More weather witches
Global warming