Europe's chill linked to disease

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4755328.stm

Europe's "Little Ice Age" may have been triggered by the 14th Century Black Death plague, according to a new study.

I'm having a hard time getting my head round this theory.Can someone explain it a little better?

I think what there saying is farmers died of the plague the farms became overgrown and the trees that grew used so much co2 that the temp dropped lol

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

I think what there saying is farmers died of the plague the farms became overgrown and the trees that grew used so much co2 that the temp dropped lol

So to get our environment back to normal we need to kill off all the farmers?

Originally Posted by Incognitas

So to get our environment back to normal we need to kill off all the farmers?

no - only the ones that chop down forests

it is an interesting study & does show a correlation between the climate changes & CO2 levels, but I think the conclusion that bubonic plague was a major factor is speculative. It is possible the 're-forestation' of Europe was a contributory factor, but just as likely that other phenomena, such as reduced volcanic activity, were also involved.

[MetaWraith]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

So to get our environment back to normal we need to kill off all the farmers?

Only the French farmers, then maybe we can reform the CAP.

[bmxbandit]

Originally Posted by homealone

no - only the ones that chop down forests

it is an interesting study & does show a correlation between the climate changes & CO2 levels, but I think the conclusion that bubonic plague was a major factor is speculative. It is possible the 're-forestation' of Europe was a contributory factor, but just as likely that other phenomena, such as reduced volcanic activity, were also involved.

absolutely - correlation isn't causality!

[nemesis01]

umm...what a load of ****, it's blighty, it's always flipping cold.