The “Cyclone” of February 1941: Historical and geographical analysis of its effects in the municipality of Coimbra

Authors

  • Adélia Nunes Coimbra University Press
  • João Pinho Investigador de História Local e Regional
  • Nuno Ganho Departamento de Geografia e Centro de Estudos de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território (CEGOT) Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/0871-1623_31_6

Keywords:

Strong winds, Impacts, Vulnerability, Coimbra, Portugal

Abstract

The strong winds that devastated the Portuguese territory on 15th February 1941 could be considered the most violent since there are collecting of weather records (late nineteenth century), causing a large number of human casualties and considerable property damages. The present work aims to carry out an analysis to weather conditions responsible for the strong winds, which reached peak gusts of 130km/h in Porto, 133km/h in Coimbra and in 127km/h in Lisboa. Based on newspapers and other statistical and time-documentary sources, a summary of the main effects of this windstorm are presented at national level and a deepen analysis of their impact will be presented to the municipality of Coimbra. Finally, the exposure and vulnerability to time and the potential effects of the manifestation of this type of risk today will be discussed.

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Published

2012-09-01

Issue

No. 30-31 (2012): Cadernos de Geografia n. 30-31

Section

Outros

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