Reporting on Historical Severe Storms: Two Examples of Utrecht (1674) and Abtenau (1796)

Hauer, Katrin and Pfeifer, Niki (2011): Reporting on Historical Severe Storms: Two Examples of Utrecht (1674) and Abtenau (1796). In: Atmospheric Research, Vol. 100, No. 4: 580 - 585

Abstract

The paper surveys written and pictorial sources on two examples of severe storms in the Netherlands and in Austria in Early Modern Times. A cultural-historical tool is proposed to investigate the human dimension of the storm consequences. The retrospective analysis of a tornado (1674, Utrecht) and a previously rediscovered hailstorm (1796, Abtenau) illustrate the approach.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Keywords: Austria
• Faculties: Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP); Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > History of Philosophy; Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Philosophy of Science
• Subjects: 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 100 Philosophy
• ISSN: 0169-8095
• Language: English