Little Ice Age

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 dramatic climate change, known now as the Little Ice Age, and producing some of the most unpredictable weather the Europeans had ever known. Guest: Sam White, Associate Professor of Environmental History at the Ohio State University and author of "A Cold Welcome: The Little Ice Age and Europe’s Encounter with North America"