[HTML][HTML] How did the late 1920s drought affect northern Chinese society?

X Chen, F Tian, Y Su - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-lasting drought can have a serious impact on human society and even lead to regime
change and the demise of civilizations. Case studies will help to understand the evolution …

[HTML][HTML] A multidisciplinary drought catalogue for southwestern Germany dating back to 1801

M Erfurt, G Skiadaresis, E Tijdeman… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2020 - nhess.copernicus.org
Droughts are multidimensional hazards that can lead to substantial environmental and
societal impacts. To understand causes and impacts, multiple perspectives need to be …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstructions of droughts in Germany since 1500–combining hermeneutic information and instrumental records in historical and modern perspectives

R Glaser, M Kahle - Climate of the Past, 2020 - cp.copernicus.org
The present article deals with the reconstruction of drought time series in Germany since
1500. The reconstructions are based on historical records from the virtual research …

A 500-year runoff reconstruction for European catchments

S Nasreen, M Součková… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
Since the beginning of this century, Europe has been experiencing severe drought events
(2003, 2007, 2010, 2018 and 2019) which have had adverse impacts on various sectors …

[HTML][HTML] The 1921 European drought: impacts, reconstruction and drivers

G van der Schrier, RP Allan, A Ossó… - Climate of the …, 2021 - cp.copernicus.org
The European drought of 1921 is assessed in terms of its impacts on society and in terms of
its physical characteristics. The development of impacts of the drought are categorized by a …

[HTML][HTML] Processes, spatial patterns, and impacts of the 1743 extreme-heat event in northern China: from the perspective of historical documents

L Tao, Y Su, X Chen, F Tian - Climate of the Past, 2024 - cp.copernicus.org
The study of historical extreme heat is helpful for understanding modern heatwaves. By
collecting 63 historical documents from three kinds of historical materials and using text …

Droughts of the early 19th century (1790–1830) in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula: integration of historical and instrumental data for high-resolution reconstructions …

J Barriendos, M Hernández, S Gil-Guirado… - Climate of the …, 2024 - cp.copernicus.org
Drought represents a prevalent climate risk in the Mediterranean region. In the context of
climate change, an increase in both frequency and intensity is anticipated over the next …

[HTML][HTML] Central Europe, 1531–1540 CE: The driest summer decade of the past five centuries?

R Brázdil, P Dobrovolný, M Bauch… - Climate of the …, 2020 - cp.copernicus.org
Based on three drought indices (SPI, SPEI, Z-index) reconstructed from documentary
evidence and instrumental records, the summers of 1531–1540 were identified as the driest …

The Qing's central government response to the most severe drought over the past 300 years

X Chen, L Tao, F Tian, Y Su, J Pan, S Chen, X Zhai - Climatic Change, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Dingwu Great Famine (DGF) is considered to be the worst drought in China
over the past 300 years. How the central government took steps to cope with the catastrophe …

[HTML][HTML] Low water stage marks on hunger stones: Verification for the Elbe from 1616 to 2015

L Elleder, L Kašpárek, J Šírová, T Kabelka - Climate of the Past, 2020 - cp.copernicus.org
This paper deals with the issue of documenting hydrological drought with the help of drought
marks (DMs) which have been preserved on dozens of hunger stones (HSs) in the river …