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Historical Droughts in British Colonial Belize (1771–1981)
Oriol Ambrogio Gali
School of Geography, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
Sarah E. Metcalfe
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School of Geography, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
Elizabeth A. C. Rushton
Education Division, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
Betsabé de la Barreda-Bautista
School of Geography, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
Georgina H. Endfield
Department of History, University of Liverpool, 12 Abercrombie Square, Liverpool, L69 7WZ, UK
Sofia Márdero
School of Geography, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
Franziska Schrodt
School of Geography, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
Alec McLellan
Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, 481 Braunstein Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0380, USA
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The present manuscript submitted by Gali et al. to Climate of the Past, 'Historical droughts in british Colonial Belize (1771-1981)', is a publication which has been subject to comprehensive research, and it is anticipated that it will appeal to scientists across a range of disciplines. The region in which the work is conducted is significantly under-represented in the current literature, and this paper constitutes an excellent contribution to both the scientific community and our regional understanding of climate.
The present manuscript submitted by Gali et al. to Climate of the Past, 'Historical droughts in...
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This work presents the first documentary-derived chronology of droughts in British colonial Belize (1771-1981), integrating archival sources with extended instrumental records. Results show exceptional droughts in the 1880s, 1920s, and 1943-1955. Comparison of extreme colonial droughts with Terminal Classic Period palaeoclimate records shows a similar magnitude of precipitation reduction (29-59%) and provides a context to assess future climate projections for the region.
This work presents the first documentary-derived chronology of droughts in British colonial...
