Cultural Histories, Memories and Extreme Weather

Taylor & Francis

Cultural Histories, Memories and Extreme WeatherA Historical Geography Perspective\nAuthor(s): Georgina H. Endfield, Lucy Veale\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138207653, 978-1138207653\nSynopsis\nExtreme weather events, such as droughts, strong winds and storms, flash floods and extreme heat and cold, are among the most destructive yet fascinating aspects of climate variability. Historical records and memories charting the impacts and responses to such events are a crucial component of any research that seeks to understand the nature of events that might take place in the future. Yet all such events need to be situated for their implications to be understood.\n\nThis book is the first to explore the cultural contingency of extreme and unusual weather events and the ways in which they are recalled, recorded or forgotten. It illustrates how geographical context, particular physical conditions, an areas social and.