Strides made in reconstructing past weather and climate

Abstract

Historical climatology is situated at the interface of climatology and environmental history As such, its goal is to reconstruct weather and climate, as well as natural disasters, for the last millennium prior to the creation of national meteorological networks. Historical climatology is also concerned with investigating the vulnerability of past economies and societies to climate variations, climatic extremes, and natural disasters, and with exploring past discourses and social representations related to climate.