Weather and climate versus mortality in Lisbon (Portugal) since the 19th century
A renewed interest on the impacts of climate change has spurred several studies on climate/health relationships. This study aims to detect and explain any changes in the relationships between climate and mortality in Lisbon from 1835 until 2012. The evaluation of mortality seasonal rhythms over time is based on the…
Atas do I Encontro Internacional de História Ambiental Lusófona
A presente publicação é a memória escrita do “Encontro Internacional de História Ambiental Lusófona”, realizado em Coimbra, a 30 e 31 de março de 2012, contada a partir das comunicações aí apresentadas; um encontro que permitiu um primeiro contacto entre estudiosos/as de história ambiental de língua portuguesa e que contribuiu…
O clima do Sul de Portugal no século XVIII
O clima do Sul de Portugal no século XVIII. Reconstituição a partir de fontes descritivas e instrumentais.
Climatic extremes in Portugal in the 1780s
ABSTRACT: The final stage of the Little Ice Age in Europe was characterised by strong climatic variability. New documentary sources containing information referring to weather and climate are used in this study to reconstruct and to describe climate conditions in Portugal during the 18th century, mainly in the 1780s. Indexation…