Extreme hydrometeorological episodes reported in the district of Coimbra during the second half of the 19th century

Authors

  • Adélia Nunes Departamento de Geografia, CEGOT, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra
  • Luciano Lourenço Departamento de Geografia, CEGOT, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra
  • João Pinho Investigador de História Local e Regional
  • António Bento-Gonçalves Departamento de Geografia, CEGOT, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Minho
  • António Vieira Departamento de Geografia, CEGOT, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Minho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_20_2

Keywords:

Historical risk, extreme hydrometeorological events, district of Coimbra, Portugal

Abstract

Identify the areas that have suffered historical events is a first step towards a comprehensive risk analysis. The present work aims to analyze the spatial distribution of extreme hydrometeorological episodes during the second half of the nineteenth century, in the district of Coimbra. For that purpose, we resorted to the newspapers of the era as sources of reliable information, since this period there were no systematic collection of key elements of the hydroclimatic system.

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Published

2013-07-28

Issue

No. 20 (2013): Risks, Population and Safety

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