The Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age in North America
Guest:\xa0Sam White, Associate Professor of Environmental History at the Ohio State University and author of "A Cold Welcome: The Little Ice Age and Europe\u2019s Encounter with North America"
England, France, and Spain were all trying to colonize North America in the 1600s, one of the worst possible centuries to try such a venture. The Earth was experiencing\xa0dramatic climate change, known now as the Little Ice Age, and producing some of the most unpredictable weather the Europeans had ever known.
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Arctic Greenhouses
Guest: Ray Solotki, Executive Director of the Inuvik Community Greenhouse
Imagine trying to grow food in the Arctic: 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle, food insecurity is a real threat. But in the summer, at the Inuvik Community Greenhouse, one of the most northerly greenhouses in North America, it's a different story. They get overwhelmed with produce thanks to 24-hour sun.