Catabolic Crisis
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Catabolic Crisis | |
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Time | 1348–1353 (approximate estimate); long-term effects lasting throughout the 14th century |
Place | Worldwide, especially in the Northern Hemisphere (Abaria, Calesia, North Hylasia) |
Event | Impact winter caused by the Catabole with maximum global mean temperature drop of 2.7 °C (4.9 °F) |
The Catabolic Crisis, historically referred to as the Years Without Summer, 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 most severly affected.