Making Rain under the Mallas
Arcadia, Summer 2022, no. 9
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From Rains to Floods: A Case of Chennai in 2015
Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 23
Map: The 1974 flooding of Brisbane
Droughts and Scarcity before Independence in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, 1800–1810
Arcadia, Summer 2017, no. 16
"Blaming It on the Weather: The Role of “Inclement” Rainfall in Society-Nature Relations in Liberal Costa Rica (1860-1940)"
This article seeks to shed light on some of the many possible interactions between changes in rainfall regime, one of the climatic factors with the greatest bearing on the history of human society, and the economic and socio-environmental dynamics of Costa Rica.
"Responses to Air Pollution Based on Historical and Current Policies in the EU and ASEAN"
The authors seek to ascertain if ASEAN can respond to regional human-induced environmental problems given existing problems of national sovereignty and the interest-based character of ASEAN-type associations, since ASEAN’s goal, in contrast to that of the EU, has been regional cooperation rather than regional integration. The aim is to highlight the status of the respective policy frameworks and exemplify areas in which the regions can learn from one another in the field of air pollution, given its global relevance for climate change.
Rain, Rain, Come Again: Cherrapunji, the Rainiest Spot on Earth
This paper considers Cherrapunji, a sleep hilltop village in the remote northeastern frontier of India discovered through the colonial search for a cool place for European sensibilities.
The Sewage Sinkhole of Guatemala City
In 2010 a sinkhole in Guatemala City collapsed due to negligent sewer pipe regulations, claiming the lives of 15 people and swallowed a small factory.
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Flood Disaster in Pakistan
"Human-Environment Relationships in the Pacific Islands around AD 1300"
This paper traces the history of human-environment interactions in the Pacific Islands during the last millennium, focusing on three main periods: the Little Climatic Optimum, the Little Ice Age, and, in greatest detail, the transition around AD 1300 between the two.