| Sunspot activity seems to have been less common during the little ice age, and this further confuses the issue. |
| Maybe volcanoes covered the land in lava, poisoned the air, and brought on an ice age. |
| If it were to slow significantly or stop, Europe could very quickly plummet into a little ice age. |
| The rise of sea levels with the release of glacial waters at the end of the last ice age flooded the plain between what is now the UK and Europe. |
| During the little ice age, solar activity was known to be lower than it is now. |
| The earth has gradually been warming since the little ice age, again with a few peaks and dips in temperature. |
