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The '''Catabolic Crisis''', historically referred to as the '''Years Without Warmth''', was a period in [[Calesia|Calesian history]] and to a broader extent [[Teleon|world history]] from 1348 to 1353 marked by extreme weather and subsequently ensuing economic, political, and social strife; [[Calesia]] and [[Hylasia]] in particular were the most severly affected regions.
The '''Catabolic Crisis''', historically referred to as the '''Years Without Warmth''', was a period in [[Calesia|Calesian history]] and to a broader extent [[Teleon|world history]] from 1348 to 1353 marked by extreme weather and subsequently ensuing economic, political, and social strife; [[Calesia]] and [[Hylasia]] in particular were the most severly affected regions.


The historic and scientific consensus is that the main cause of the crisis is the 1348 [[Catabole]], an {{wp|asteroid}} {{wp|impact event}} in the X that devastated vast swaths of Calesia, East Abaria and North Hylasia and initiated an {{wp|impact winter}}. While several other causes have been proposed and are still debated, it is generally accepted that the vaporization of enormous quantities of {{wp|gypsum}} from the shallow {{wp|seabed}} of the impact site and their subsequent dispersal into the {{wp|atmosphere}} {{wp|global cooling|cooled the planet}}. Recent climate modeling suggests the global climate underwent a cooling of about 2.7 °C (4.9 °F) during the first four years before returning to less than 1 °C (1.8 °F) within two decades; for that reason, experts have proposed alternative timespans to denote the crisis from about 1350 to 1450.
The historic and scientific consensus is that the main cause of the crisis was the 1348 [[Catabole]], an {{wp|asteroid}} {{wp|impact event}} in the X that devastated vast swaths of Calesia, East Abaria and North Hylasia and initiated an {{wp|impact winter}}. While several other causes have been proposed and are still debated, it is generally accepted that the vaporization of enormous quantities of {{wp|gypsum}} from the shallow {{wp|seabed}} of the impact site and their subsequent dispersal into the {{wp|atmosphere}} {{wp|global cooling|cooled the planet}}. Recent climate modeling suggests the global climate underwent a cooling of about 2.7 °C (4.9 °F) during the first four years before returning to less than 1 °C (1.8 °F) within two decades; for that reason, experts have proposed alternative timespans to denote the crisis from about 1350 to 1450.


Summer temperatures in Calesia during that period were the {{wp|extreme weather|coldest of any on record}} between 1000 BCE and 2000 BCE, and the same is the case for Abarian history. The immediate result was widespread {{wp|crop failure}} and the swift spread of {{wp|famine}}. Countries in Calesia that were still trying to recuperate following the devastating Catabole, such as [[Hyacinthe]], [[X]], and [[X]], suffered significant hardships and battled [[Peasants' Revolt of 1349|a popular uprising]] amidst food shortages. The famine was the second-worst to affect Calesia after the [[Famine of 1290 (Teleon)|Famine of 1290]]. Concurrently, abhorrent sanitary conditions and chronic {{wp|malnourishment}} paved the way for a devastating {{wp|epidemic}} of {{wp|cholera}} and the {{wp|bubonic plague}} to sweep through the X from 1350 to 1353.
Summer temperatures in Calesia during that period were the {{wp|extreme weather|coldest of any on record}} between 1000 BCE and 2000 BCE, and the same was the case for Abarian history. The immediate result was widespread {{wp|crop failure}} and the swift spread of {{wp|famine}}. Countries in Calesia that were still trying to recuperate following the devastating Catabole, such as [[Hyacinthe]], [[X]], and [[X]], suffered significant hardships and battled [[Peasants' Revolt of 1349|a popular uprising]] amidst food shortages. The famine was the second-worst to affect Calesia after the [[Famine of 1290 (Teleon)|Famine of 1290]]. Concurrently, abhorrent sanitary conditions and chronic {{wp|malnourishment}} paved the way for a devastating {{wp|epidemic}} of {{wp|cholera}} and the {{wp|bubonic plague}} to sweep through the X from 1350 to 1353.


The crisis had profound effects on the course of world history. The eras of prosperity of multiple Calesian powers such as [[Waldrich]], Hyacinthe, and X were cut short by the events, the [[Robindian Civil War]] in [[Falland]] ended inconclusively, religious divisions would escalate into the [[!Reformation]], and in [[Elia Australis]], the chaos allowed the [[Huecean Empire]] to eventually rise to power. [[Estimates on the Catabolic death toll|Estimates on the number of deaths range considerably]], but at least 25–50 million (30% to 60%) of Calesia's population, and about 130 million (35%) of the entire world population fell victim to the causes and their related effects.
The crisis had profound effects on the course of world history. The eras of prosperity of multiple Calesian powers such as [[Waldrich]], Hyacinthe, and X were cut short by the events, the [[Robindian Civil War]] in [[Falland]] ended inconclusively, religious divisions would escalate into the [[!Reformation]], and in [[Elia Australis]], the chaos allowed the [[Huecean Empire]] to eventually rise to power. [[Estimates on the Catabolic death toll|Estimates on the number of deaths range considerably]], but at least 25–50 million (30% to 60%) of Calesia's population, and about 130 million (35%) of the entire world population fell victim to the causes and their related effects.

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Catabolic Crisis
Global average temperature change for Teleon.png
Graph of global mean temperatures from 1000 BCE to 2000 BCE with the steep period of global cooling of the Catabolic Crisis (expanded timespan definition) shown in blue
Time1348–1353 (approximate estimate); long-term effects lasting throughout the 14th century
PlaceWorldwide, especially in the Northern Hemisphere (Abaria, Calesia, North Hylasia)
EventImpact winter caused by the Catabole with maximum global mean temperature drop of 2.7 °C (4.9 °F)
Deaths25,000,000–50,000,000 in Calesia; more than 130,000,000 worldwide (estimated)

The Catabolic Crisis, historically referred to as the Years Without Warmth, was a period in Calesian history and to a broader extent world history from 1348 to 1353 marked by extreme weather and subsequently ensuing economic, political, and social strife; Calesia and Hylasia in particular were the most severly affected regions.

The historic and scientific consensus is that the main cause of the crisis was the 1348 Catabole, an asteroid impact event in the X that devastated vast swaths of Calesia, East Abaria and North Hylasia and initiated an impact winter. While several other causes have been proposed and are still debated, it is generally accepted that the vaporization of enormous quantities of gypsum from the shallow seabed of the impact site and their subsequent dispersal into the atmosphere cooled the planet. Recent climate modeling suggests the global climate underwent a cooling of about 2.7 °C (4.9 °F) during the first four years before returning to less than 1 °C (1.8 °F) within two decades; for that reason, experts have proposed alternative timespans to denote the crisis from about 1350 to 1450.

Summer temperatures in Calesia during that period were the coldest of any on record between 1000 BCE and 2000 BCE, and the same was the case for Abarian history. The immediate result was widespread crop failure and the swift spread of famine. Countries in Calesia that were still trying to recuperate following the devastating Catabole, such as Hyacinthe, X, and X, suffered significant hardships and battled a popular uprising amidst food shortages. The famine was the second-worst to affect Calesia after the Famine of 1290. Concurrently, abhorrent sanitary conditions and chronic malnourishment paved the way for a devastating epidemic of cholera and the bubonic plague to sweep through the X from 1350 to 1353.

The crisis had profound effects on the course of world history. The eras of prosperity of multiple Calesian powers such as Waldrich, Hyacinthe, and X were cut short by the events, the Robindian Civil War in Falland ended inconclusively, religious divisions would escalate into the !Reformation, and in Elia Australis, the chaos allowed the Huecean Empire to eventually rise to power. Estimates on the number of deaths range considerably, but at least 25–50 million (30% to 60%) of Calesia's population, and about 130 million (35%) of the entire world population fell victim to the causes and their related effects.

Names

Chronology

Causes and Catabole impact

Main article: Catabole

In Calesia

In Hylasia

In Abaria

In Galania

In the Elias

Discussions

Religious interpretations

Viewpoints

See also

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