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What caused widespread crop failure in Europe in the early fourteenth century?

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A cooling in climate caused widespread crop failure in Europe in the early fourteenth century. 
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First, it was a very cool climate in the early fourteenth century when the crop failure happened. Also, irregular lengthy rain patterns killed the crops very fast. 
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