Meteorological Disasters In Medieval Britain Ad 1000 1500
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Meteorological Disasters In Medieval Britain Ad 1000 1500
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Author : Peter J. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2023-08-21
Meteorological Disasters In Medieval Britain Ad 1000 1500 written by Peter J. Brown and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-21 with History categories.
When high-magnitude meteorological hazards impact vulnerable human populations, disasters are the inevitable consequence. Through archaeological and historical evidence, this book investigates how these sudden and unpredictable events affected British medieval populations (AD 1000-1500). Medieval society understood disasters in a practical sense and took steps to minimise risk by constructing flood defences and reinforcing structures damaged by storms. At the same time, natural hazards were widely interpreted through a framework of religious and superstitious beliefs and a wide variety of measures were followed to secure protection against the dangers of the natural world. Disasters, therefore, were interpreted through a duality of understanding in which their occurrence could be the result of spiritual or superstitious triggers but practical solutions were a key component in mitigating their tangible impacts. In evaluating this duality, this book focuses on specific case studies and considers both their diverse historical contexts as well as their consequences for society against the backdrop of significant demographic and climatic change--as a result of the Black Death and the transition to the Little Ice Age.
Meteorological Disasters In Medieval Britain Ad 1000 1500
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Author : Peter James Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-10-12
Meteorological Disasters In Medieval Britain Ad 1000 1500 written by Peter James Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with categories.
Die Untersuchung von Katastrophen in historischer Perspektive unter Anwendung stark interdisziplinär ausgerichteter Zugänge hat sich zu einem sehr dynamischen Forschungsfeld entwickelt. Geschichtswissenschaft, Archäologie, Sozialanthropologie, Soziologie, Literaturwissenschaften, Philosophie, Theologie, Klimatologie, Geografie und zahlreiche weitere Disziplinen leisten dazu wesentliche Beiträge. Gemeinsam ermöglichen sie Einblicke, wie historische und heutige Gesellschaften Extremereignissen wahrnahmen, interpretierten, bewältigten und sich daran erinnerten, welche längerfristigen Adaptionsstrategien sie entwickelten. Auch methodische Überlegungen zur Natur von Katastrophen, von Risiko, Vulnerabilität und Resilienz sind dabei zentral. Die Reihe steht für Publikationen sowohl in deutscher als auch englischer Sprache offen und ist ebenso auf Monografien (u.a. die Druckfassung exzellenter Dissertationen und Habilitationsschriften) wie Sammelbände ausgerichtet.
A Companion To Eighteenth Century Europe
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Author : Peter H. Wilson
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2014-01-06
A Companion To Eighteenth Century Europe written by Peter H. Wilson and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-06 with History categories.
This Companion contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. Examines the social, intellectual, economic, cultural, and political changes that took place throughout eighteenth-century Europe Focuses on Europe while placing it within its international context Considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe
A Mist Connection
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Author : Katrin Kleemann
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2023-06-06
A Mist Connection written by Katrin Kleemann and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-06 with History categories.
In the summer of 1783, an unusual dry fog descended upon large parts of the northern hemisphere. The fog brought with it bloodred sunsets, a foul sulfuric odor, and a host of other peculiar weather events. Inspired by the Enlightenment, many naturalists attempted to find reasonable explanations for these occurrences. Between 8 June 1783 and 7 February 1784, a 27-kilometer-long fissure volcano erupted in the Icelandic highlands. It produced the largest volume of lava released by any volcanic eruption on planet Earth in the last millennium. In Iceland, the eruption led to the death of one-fifth of the population. The jetstream carried its volcanic gases further afield to Europe and beyond, where they settled as a fog, the origin of which puzzled naturalists and laypersons. "A Mist Connection" is an environmental history that documents the Laki eruption and its consequences for Iceland and the wider world. The book combines methods of historical disaster research, climate history, global history, history of science, and geology in an interdisciplinary approach. Icelandic flood lava eruptions of this scale have a statistical recurrence period of 200 to 500 years; it is crucial to understand their nature so that we can prepare for the next one. An eruption of this magnitude would surely be disastrous for our modern, globalized, and interconnected world.
The Crisis Of The 14th Century
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Author : Martin Bauch
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-12-16
The Crisis Of The 14th Century written by Martin Bauch and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
Pre-modern critical interactions of nature and society can best be studied during the so-called "Crisis of the 14th Century". While historiography has long ignored the environmental framing of historcial processes and scientists have over-emphasized nature's impact on the course of human history, this volume tries to describe the at times complex modes of the late-medieval relationship of man and nature. The idea of 'teleconnection', borrowed from the geosciences, describes the influence of atmospheric circulation patterns often over long distances. It seems that there were 'teleconnections' in society, too. So this volumes aims to examine man-environment interactions mainly in the 14th century from all over Europe and beyond. It integrates contributions from different disciplines on impact, perception and reaction of environmental change and natural extreme events on late Medieval societies. For humanists from all historical disciplines it offers an approach how to integrate written and even scientific evidence on environmental change in established and new fields of historical research. For scientists it demonstrates the contributions scholars from the humanities can provide for discussion on past environmental changes.
Waiting For The End Of The World
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Author : Christopher M. Gerrard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-09-07
Waiting For The End Of The World written by Christopher M. Gerrard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-07 with History categories.
Waiting for the End of the World? addresses the archaeological, architectural, historical and geological evidence for natural disasters in the Middle Ages between the 11th and 16th centuries. This volume adopts a fresh interdisciplinary approach to explore the many ways in which environmental hazards affected European populations and, in turn, how medieval communities coped and responded to short- and long-term consequences. Three sections, which focus on geotectonic hazards (Part I), severe storms and hydrological hazards (Part II) and biophysical hazards (Part III), draw together 18 papers of the latest research while additional detail is provided in a catalogue of the 20 most significant disasters to have affected Europe during the period. These include earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, storms, floods and outbreaks of infectious diseases. Spanning Europe, from the British Isles to Italy and from the Canary Islands to Cyprus, these contributions will be of interest to earth scientists, geographers, historians, sociologists, anthropologists and climatologists, but are also relevant to students and non-specialist readers interested in medieval archaeology and history, as well as those studying human geography and disaster studies. Despite a different set of beliefs relating to the natural world and protection against environmental hazards, the evidence suggests that medieval communities frequently adopted a surprisingly ‘modern’, well-informed and practically minded outlook.
Historic Storms Of The North Sea British Isles And Northwest Europe
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Author : Hubert Lamb
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1991-06-13
Historic Storms Of The North Sea British Isles And Northwest Europe written by Hubert Lamb and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-06-13 with Nature categories.
This is a historical study of great wind storms over the last 500-600 years, with meteorological maps and wind measurements.
The Great Transition
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Author : B. M. S. Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-06-23
The Great Transition written by B. M. S. Campbell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-23 with History categories.
Major account of the fourteenth-century crisis which saw a series of famines, revolts and epidemics transform the medieval world.
Extreme Weather Climate And Natural Disasters In Ireland
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Author : Gerard Kiely
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Extreme Weather Climate And Natural Disasters In Ireland written by Gerard Kiely and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Climatic changes categories.
Weather A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Storm Dunlop
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-01-19
Weather A Very Short Introduction written by Storm Dunlop and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-19 with Nature categories.
From deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impacts our lives on a daily basis. Although new techniques allow us to forecast the weather with increasing accuracy, most people do not realise the vast global movements and forces which result in their day-to-day weather. In this Very Short Introduction Storm Dunlop explains what weather is and how it differs from climate, discussing what causes weather, and how we measure it. Analysing the basic features and properties of the atmosphere, he shows how these are directly related to the weather experienced on the ground, and to specific weather phenomena and extreme weather events. He describes how the global patterns of temperature and pressure give rise to the overall circulation within the atmosphere, the major wind systems, and the major oceanic currents, and how features such as mountains and the sea affect local weather. He also looks at examples of extreme and dangerous weather, such as of tropical cyclones (otherwise known as hurricanes and typhoons), describing how 'Hurricane Hunters' undertake the dangerous task of flying through them. We measure weather in a number of ways: observations taken on the land and sea; observations within the atmosphere; and measurements from orbiting satellites. Dunlop concludes by looking at how these observations have been used to develop increasingly sophisticated long- and short-range weather forecasting, including ensemble forecasting. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.