Genghis Khan is known as one of the most powerful conquerors in history. But what if his impact went far beyond war… and actually changed the Earth itself? In this episode of GL Deep Dives, we explore a shocking theory: that the Mongol conquests may have unintentionally cooled the planet. How? Through massive population decline, abandoned farmland, and the regrowth of forests that absorbed huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. We break down: The true scale of the Mongol Emp...