Global Warming in Greenland

Re Warming Revives Flora and Fauna in Greenland by Sarah Lyall in today's NY Times:

Quote from article:

Greenland, a self-governing province of Denmark, was settled by the pugilistic Viking Erik the Red in the 10th century, after his murderous ways got him ejected from Iceland. Legend has it that he called it Greenland as a way to entice others to join him, and, in fact, it was.

It was relatively green then, with forests and fertile soil, and the Vikings grew crops and raised sheep for hundreds of years. But temperatures dropped precipitously in the so-called Little Ice Age, which began in the 16th century, the Norse settlers died out and agriculture was no longer possible.

End quote.

So, the earth has cooled a lot since the 16th century. Amazing! Also, the article points out many benefits of the current warming trend.