Climate Since Ad 1500

First Published in 2004. Climate Since A.D. 1500 presents a unique perspective on the ’Little Ice Age’ and the climate of the twentieth century. Leading scientists explore historical documents, dendroclimatic data and ice core records from all over the world, presenting an invaluable compilation for all those concerned with past climate and the risks of man-made climatic change in the future. This revised edition includes a new chapter summarizing the wealth of literature on climatic change over the past few years and a new and expanded index.

Raymond S. Bradley is Professor and Head of the Department of Geology and Geography at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Philip D. Jones is Reader at the Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich.