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As nature changed during the Little Ice Age, so did the societies depending on it. Trial and error created successful adaptations as societies learned to cope with colder climates, leading to societies that resemble our own: urbanised, relying on international markets, and increasingly on science and professionals. This is the rise of the middle class, of the Enlightenment, of liberalism, and of i...

With its long, bitter winters, rainy summers and ruined harvests, the Little Ice Age put European societies under severe pressure during the 16th and 17th centuries. Successful strategies of coping with climate change emerged slowly, but with great effects. Two different responses, from rigidity to transformation, are exemplified by the historical fates of Madrid and Amsterdam. Support the show

Mit langen, klirrenden Wintern, verregneten Sommern und verdorbenen Ernten setzte die kleine Eiszeit Europas Gesellschaften während des 15. und 17. Jahrhunderts stark unter Druck. Erst langsam entwickelten sich erfolgreiche Strategien der Anpassung an die neuen Bedingungen. Die Schicksale von Madrid und Amsterdam zeigen unterschiedliche Schicksale, von Zusammenbruch bis Transformation.  Support th...

Zwischen ca. 1570 und 1680 fielen die Temperaturen weltweit um etwa zwei Grad Celsius. Das verursachte Hungersnöte und Unruhen. Warum wurde es kälter, was passierte und wie reagierten Gesellschaften auf diese Krise, und was hat das alles mit Hexenverbrennungen zu tun? Support the show

Between ca. 1570 and 1680, temperatures plummeted by two degrees Celsius on average, creating a vast agricultural crisis, famine, and social unrest. Why was the world plunged into winter, what happened in nature and how did societies react — and what do witch trials have to do with it all? Support the show