Historical climatology in Africa: A state of the art

David Nash; Matthew Hannaford

doi:10.22498/pages.28.2

Historical climatology in Africa: A state of the art

David Nash, Matthew Hannaford

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Collections of written materials from the 16th century onwards have been used to explore the historical climatology of Africa. Studies include decadal- to seasonal-scale reconstructions of past rainfall and temperature, and analyses of societal responses to historical extreme events.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-43
Number of pages	2
Journal	PAGES News
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22498/pages.28.2
Publication status	Published - 10 Nov 2020

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Keywords

historical climatology
climate history
Africa
documentary evidence

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