Massive Flooding In Europe During The Last ‘Little Ice Age’

Caption for Headline Pic Above: Woodcut from a contemporary pamphlet (chap book) depicting the aftermath of the 1607 flood in the coastal lowlands of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary. Intense flooding in the low countries of Europe became “darkly repetitive” during the Little Ice Age, writes McKillop. The cooling period lasted 450 years. For the Dutch, the Grote Mandrake … Continue reading →