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Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1027-2020
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
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12 Jun 2020
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A survey of the impact of summer droughts in southern and eastern England, 1200–1700

Kathleen Pribyl

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Droughts pose a climatic hazard that can have a profound impacts on past societies. Using documentary sources, this paper studies the occurrence and impacts of spring–summer droughts in pre-industrial England from 1200 to 1700. The impacts most relevant to human livelihood, including the agricultural and pastoral sectors of agrarian production, and public health are evaluated.
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