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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1487-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1487-2018
Research article
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19 Oct 2018
Research article |  | 19 Oct 2018

Vulnerability, resilience and adaptation of societies during major extreme storms during the Little Ice Age

Emmanuelle Athimon and Mohamed Maanan

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This paper reviews thousands of French historical documents. They show a record of extreme storms and sea floods. The results show periods of increasing and decreasing storm frequency over a long time. Furthermore, coastal hazards have forced societies to adapt and develop specific coping strategies. This paper analyses responses of past societies to these hazards. Thus, useful ideas may be (re)discovered by today’s societies to enable us to adapt and be resilient.