The Explanatory Power of Climate History for the 19th-Century Maritimes and Newfoundland: A Prospectus

This article introduces the sources, methods, and groundwork for regional climate history. A reconstruction of 19th-century climate in Halifax, Charlottetown, St. John’s, and the waters of the Maritimes and Newfoundland contributes to understanding the ways that extreme seasonality and climatic vari...

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Main Author: Devor, Teresa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Acadiensis Press 2014
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Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/view/22686
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spelling ftuninewbrunojs:oai:ojs.journals.lib.unb.ca:article/22686 2023-05-15T17:21:39+02:00 The Explanatory Power of Climate History for the 19th-Century Maritimes and Newfoundland: A Prospectus Devor, Teresa 2014-11-01 text/html application/pdf https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/view/22686 eng eng Acadiensis Press https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/view/22686/26328 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/view/22686/26329 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/view/22686 Copyright (c) 2015 Acadiensis Acadiensis; Volume XLIII, Number 2 Summer/Autumn - Été/Automne (2014) 1712-7432 0044-5851 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2014 ftuninewbrunojs 2022-07-11T11:40:52Z This article introduces the sources, methods, and groundwork for regional climate history. A reconstruction of 19th-century climate in Halifax, Charlottetown, St. John’s, and the waters of the Maritimes and Newfoundland contributes to understanding the ways that extreme seasonality and climatic variability influenced daily life in the region. Agriculture and transportation were significantly influenced by weather and climate while the experience of backland farmers also illustrates the conjuncture of class, marginal microclimates, poor soils, and human suffering. Despite high climatic variability during the century, the overall pattern is one of annual warming, which continued into the 20th century. Cet article présente les sources et les méthodes et pose les jalons d’une histoire du climat de la région. La reconstruction du climat d’Halifax, de Charlottetown et de St. John’s ainsi que des eaux des Maritimes et de Terre-Neuve au 19e siècle aide à comprendre comment la saisonnalité et la variabilité extrême du climat influaient sur la vie de tous les jours dans la région. Si la météo et le climat avaient une forte incidence sur l’agriculture et les transports, l’expérience des fermiers de l’arrière-pays était aussi marquée à la fois par la classe sociale, des microclimats marginaux, la pauvreté des sols et la souffrance humaine. Malgré la grande variabilité du climat observée au cours du siècle, on note une tendance générale à un réchauffement annuel, qui s’est poursuivie jusqu’au 20e siècle. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Terre-Neuve University of New Brunswick: Centre for Digital Scholarship Journals Charlottetown ENVELOPE(-56.120,-56.120,52.770,52.770)
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description This article introduces the sources, methods, and groundwork for regional climate history. A reconstruction of 19th-century climate in Halifax, Charlottetown, St. John’s, and the waters of the Maritimes and Newfoundland contributes to understanding the ways that extreme seasonality and climatic variability influenced daily life in the region. Agriculture and transportation were significantly influenced by weather and climate while the experience of backland farmers also illustrates the conjuncture of class, marginal microclimates, poor soils, and human suffering. Despite high climatic variability during the century, the overall pattern is one of annual warming, which continued into the 20th century. Cet article présente les sources et les méthodes et pose les jalons d’une histoire du climat de la région. La reconstruction du climat d’Halifax, de Charlottetown et de St. John’s ainsi que des eaux des Maritimes et de Terre-Neuve au 19e siècle aide à comprendre comment la saisonnalité et la variabilité extrême du climat influaient sur la vie de tous les jours dans la région. Si la météo et le climat avaient une forte incidence sur l’agriculture et les transports, l’expérience des fermiers de l’arrière-pays était aussi marquée à la fois par la classe sociale, des microclimats marginaux, la pauvreté des sols et la souffrance humaine. Malgré la grande variabilité du climat observée au cours du siècle, on note une tendance générale à un réchauffement annuel, qui s’est poursuivie jusqu’au 20e siècle.
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The Explanatory Power of Climate History for the 19th-Century Maritimes and Newfoundland: A Prospectus
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title The Explanatory Power of Climate History for the 19th-Century Maritimes and Newfoundland: A Prospectus
title_short The Explanatory Power of Climate History for the 19th-Century Maritimes and Newfoundland: A Prospectus
title_full The Explanatory Power of Climate History for the 19th-Century Maritimes and Newfoundland: A Prospectus
title_fullStr The Explanatory Power of Climate History for the 19th-Century Maritimes and Newfoundland: A Prospectus
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