950Onset of the Medieval Warm Period

c. 950: The beginning of the Medieval Warm Period.
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🌡️ Onset of the Medieval Warm Period

c. 950: The beginning of the Medieval Warm Period.
Onset of the Medieval Warm Period (950)
Climate ChangeMiddle AgesTemperatureEcologyEnvironmentGlobal HistoryWeather

🧊 Little Ice Age Concludes

The Little Ice Age ends around this time.
Little Ice Age Concludes (1850)
Climate ChangeEnvironmental HistoryWeatherGlobal WarmingTemperatureEcology

🧊 NASA Records Coldest Year Since 1880

The coldest year since 1880 according to NASA.
NASA Records Coldest Year Since 1880 (1908)
ClimateMeteorologyTemperatureNASA

🌍 IPCC Releases First Assessment Report on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases its first assessment report, linking increases in carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere, and a resultant rise in global temperature, to human activities.
IPCC Releases First Assessment Report on Climate Change (1990)
Climate ChangeGlobal WarmingEnvironmental ScienceEnvironmentalismSustainability

☀️ Photonic Metamaterials Enable Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling

Photonic metamaterials are discovered to make passive daytime radiative cooling possible by Raman et al.
Photonic Metamaterials Enable Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling (2014)
PhysicsMaterials ScienceClimate ChangeNanotechnology

🌡️ Hottest Year on Record

2023 is the hottest year on record.
Climate ChangeGlobal WarmingEnvironmentExtreme WeatherTemperatureMeteorologyEarth Science