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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1207-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1207-2020
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Reconstructions of droughts in Germany since 1500 – combining hermeneutic information and instrumental records in historical and modern perspectives
Rüdiger Glaser
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Physical Geography, Institute of Environmental Social Sciences and
Geography, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79098, Germany
Michael Kahle
Physical Geography, Institute of Environmental Social Sciences and
Geography, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79098, Germany
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Short summary
A new study on droughts in Germany since 1500 reveals the long-term trend of single extreme events, as well as drier periods. Extreme droughts appeared in 1540, 1590, 1615, 1706, 1834, 1893, 1921, 1949 and 2018. Like today, droughts had manifold impacts such as harvest failures, water deficits, low water levels and forest fires. This had different societal consequences ranging from famine, disease, rising prices, migration and riots leading to subsidies and discussions on climate change.
A new study on droughts in Germany since 1500 reveals the long-term trend of single extreme...