Little Ice Age

The authors suggest that as the effects of the Little Ice Age faded, manatees began extending their range northward to Florida.

Willis noted that these two major flood events from ancient times occurred during a period of global cooling known as the Little Ice Age, which spanned roughly the the 14th to 19th centuries.

“We’re heating up the planet, so comparing to the Little Ice Age may not be exactly the best analogue.”

The available tree-ring data reveals that most of the cooler periods over the past 2000 years, such as the Little Antique Ice Age in the 6th century and the Little Ice Age in the early 19th century, followed large-sulphur-rich volcanic eruptions.

It vanished about 10,000 years ago, but a smaller version of the lake manifested itself about 3,000 years ago during a period known as the Little Ice Age.