Cindy Ermus argues that the Plague of Provence represents one of the earliest and most pronounced instances of a rigorous, centralized response to disaster.
The flooding in Singapore in 1954 was one of the most significant floods on the island in the twentieth century.
This paper explores how conceptions of Canada as a naturally healthy environment proved false when the ill-health of civilians was revealed during the First World War.
This article studies the history of the debate regarding the origins of the venereal syphilis that “emerged” in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century.
Rather than revealing the power of nature to shape human history, yellow fever is a disease that historically entangles nature and culture.
Mount Lebanon’s distinctive environmental history accounts for its susceptibility to famine.
This article examines the implications of the discussions surrounding the Justinianic Plague for the discipline of history.
The ship accident of Vicuña is considered one of the biggest disasters that occurred on the Brazilian coast of Paraná, Brazil.
