Some Perspectives on Societal Impacts of Past Climatic Changes

We examine a range of paleoclimatic evidence covering approximately the last 2000 years (the Common Era) to provide plausible environmental scenarios as potential drivers and stressors associated with major societal disruption in different parts of the world. The period studied covers both historica...

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Главные авторы: Diaz, Henry F. 1948- (Автор) ; Trouet, Valerie (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2014
В: History compass
Год: 2014, Том: 12, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 160-177
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