A sixth-century "mini" ice age may have been "the straw that broke the camel's back" that led to the final disintegration of the Western Roman Empire, a new study claims. Between A.D. 536 and 547, ...

UPDATE: Earlier this week, multiple media outlets ran stories about new scientific research suggesting that a "mini ice age" was heading our way in the next 30 years. But there was one issue -- that's ...

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The Late Antique Little Ice Age lasted 200-300 years, and began around 540 CE. In reality, the fall of the empire almost certainly occurred through a complex interplay of socio-political factors—but ...