Earthquakes in Medieval Sicily (A Historical Revision 7th – 13th Century)
The need to understand the activity of the main seismogenetic structures, to calculate the recurrence periods of major earthquakes and to identify their main epicentral areas, requires wide-ranging research in the field of historical seismology.
The origin of the European “Medieval Warm Period”
The origin of the European “Medieval Warm Period” By H. Goosse et al. Climate of the Past, Vol.2:2 (2006) Abstract: Proxy records and results of…
Volcanoes and the Climate Forcing of Carolingian Europe, A.D. 750-950
In the reign of Pippin III, the severe winter of 763–64 provoked famine, and that surely explains the suspension of the major effort by the king to conquer Aquitaine the following summer.
Tornadoes within the Czech Republic: from early medieval chronicles to the ‘‘internet society’’
The oldest records of tornado occurrence in the region can be found in chronicles from the first half of the 12th century – the two most interesting of these are presented here in translation from the original Latin texts.
Iceland in the Saga Period: Some Geographical Aspects
Iceland in the Saga Period: Some Geographical Aspects By Sigurdur Thorarinsson Thridji Vikingafundur [Third Viking Congress], edited by Kristján Eldjárn Ritsjóri (Reykjavik, 1958) Synopsis: Examines…
On the Course of Temperature in Central Europe since the Year 1000 A.D
On the Course of Temperature in Central Europe since the Year 1000 A.D By Rüdiger Glaser Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung(HSR), Vol. 22:1 (1997)…
The Garden of St. Francis: Plants, Landscape, and Economy in Thirteenth-Century Italy
Popularly associated with the environmental movement, St. Francis (ca. 1182–1226) has long been figured as having an intense devotion to nature