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Much has been made of possible variations in the climate over the past 1,000 years, with strong arguments presented on both sides. Such variations in climate have been indicated in many types of historical (proxy) records, and to some degree reported in literature, with extended periods theorized as substantially warmer and colder than those of today. However, some researchers continue to question exactly what took place, if indeed, anything did at all. This is simply because of the lack of consistent and reliable records; proxy data is all we have.
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Cooke, A. (2012). Short-Term Climate Variation. In: Astronomy and the Climate Crisis. Astronomers' Universe. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4608-8_5
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