Topic #3 - Fairly Recent Climate Events

You can earn up to 7 points for report content and up to 5 pts for writing quality.

Content

Choose from the following climate events listed in the section "Planet's timeline" in the Wikipedia article on Paleoclimate: Younger-Dryas event, Holocene climatic optimum, Climate changes of 535-536, Medieval warm period, the Little Ice Age, and the Year without a summer.  Decide what you think is a suitable mix of number of events and details about each event.

Writing Quality

Explain the material in your own words - your report should be your understanding and explanation of the material.  Avoid generalites, try to include specific details and examples from the reading section.  The separate sections or paragraphs of your paper should blend together into one seamless coherent report.  Your report should be nearly free of misspelled words and grammatical errors.

Miscellaneous

You do not need to cite the Wikipedia reference.  Additional references aren't required, but if you do consult something other than the Wikipedia article you should cite it.