Climate in Nordic historical research – a research review and future perspectives

This article assesses the development and current state of climate history research conducted in five Nordic countries Estonia. The possible societal impacts past climatic changes already interested a handful historians early twentieth century, but lack data on fluctuations constrained scholarship this field until recently. availability has increased fundamentally over decades due to advances palaeoclimatology. However, these have created new challenges, related ability utilize from natural sciences historical as well acquiring basic knowledge climatology. In many European countries, established itself strong academic subfield consequently approaches how overcome some main pitfalls, like determinism, works field. These epistemological are just beginning gain foothold research. Thus, concludes with ten recommendations improve future history.