Paleoclimate reconstruction in Belgium based on a stalagmite from Han sur Less

The paper compares using stable isotopes the effect of seasonal changes in precipitation and temperature between different periods in the 16th - 17th century as well as modern days (1960-2010) based on a stalagmite with a unique high resolution from Han sur Less in Belgium.  Over the last 400 years, the Belgian climate seems to be getting warmer and drier in the winter. 

The following journals wrote about our results : RTBF news , L’Avenir , Daily Science , Le Vif, EOS etc.

The article in Climate of the Past article was highlighted in the News of EOS, the magazine of the American Geophysical Union, with a nice quote by Prof. Fairchild, professor emeritus at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and a longtime speleothem expert , “This looks to be a very well executed study that makes excellent use of preserved high-resolution information.” And although he admits that many speleothems can’t be studied in such detail, he notes that when they are, “a powerful understanding can be revealed.”