Le Roy Ladurie, Emmanuel, "Histoire et Climat"
An early example of French historian Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie’s work on the impact of climate change on human history.
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Graphics: The Last 420,000 Years of Climate Change
Two graphs covering the last 420,000 years. One indicates the concentration of CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere, the other fluctuation in the average temperature on earth. Both include predictions for the remainder of the twenty-first century.
Last Great Famine in Northern Europe
Eruption of Laki Volcano in Iceland
The eruptions of Laki and the resulting haze cloud have a severe impact on the climate of the northern hemisphere and cause large famines across Europe.
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Nobel Peace Prize for Al Gore and the IPCC
The Nobel Peace Prize goes to former US Vice President Al Gore and the IPCC for their efforts to communicate the dangers of climate change.
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“Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change”
Former World Bank Chief Economist Nicholas Stern predicts the rapid growth of the costs of measures to combat climate change.
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EU Sustainability Strategy
At the Gothenburg Summit in 2001, the European Council agreed upon a sustainability strategy for the European Union.
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Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is an addition to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that stipulates a reduction of greenhouse gases.
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Drought in Sahel region, 1910–1915
A severe drought hits the region of the Sahel and West African Sudan, causing widespread famines.
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Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro
The UN Conference for Environment and Development (UNED), known as the first “Earth Summit,” takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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