A quantitative hydroclimatic context for the European Great Famine of 1315–1317

Exceptionally wet growing seasons, compared to the past 700 years, preceded the European Great Famine of 1315-1317 and are associated with a newly identified hydroclimate pattern, according to analyses of Europe-wide tree ring data.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seung H. Baek, Jason E. Smerdon, George-Costin Dobrin, Jacob G. Naimark, Edward R. Cook, Benjamin I. Cook, Richard Seager, Mark A. Cane, Serena R. Scholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature 2020-09-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00016-3