El Niño and the human-environment nexus: Drought and vulnerability in Singapore 1877-1911
This chapter brings a climatic perspective to the study of Singaporean history by exploring the impacts of the strong El Niño inspired droughts of 1877, 1902 and 1911. The narrative focuses on unpacking the nexus of nature-inspired versus human-induced vulnerability to drought within the contexts of...
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Main Author: | WILLIAMSON, Fiona |
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Format: | text |
Language: | English |
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2022
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Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/22 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1021/viewcontent/08_Williamson__El_Nino_Human_Environment_Nexus.pdf |
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