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Climate Change in the Roman Empire
Course: GPH 414, Spring 2010School: ASU
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Change Climate in the Roman Empire Erica Ingenito Click to edit Master subtitle style GPH 414 04-28-10 3/2/11 Rome Today 15.8C or 60F on average 28 in of rainfall per year Distinct wet/dry seasons Overall, a classic Mediterranean Climate 3/2/11 Mediterranean Climate Usually referred as having temperate conditions Main influence is the alternation between subtropical high pressure zone and the Westerlies...
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Change Climate in the Roman Empire
Erica Ingenito Click to edit Master subtitle style GPH 414 04-28-10
3/2/11
Rome Today
15.8C or 60F on average 28 in of rainfall per year Distinct wet/dry seasons
Overall, a classic Mediterranean Climate
3/2/11
Mediterranean Climate
Usually referred as having temperate conditions Main influence is the alternation between subtropical high pressure zone and the Westerlies
This climate can cause
Variance of daily temperatures Increased Pollution
3/2/11
Where are they?
Source: 3/2/11 http://startortoises.net/images/climate-med.gif
750 BC- 300 BC
Early Roman Climatic History
- Cooler temperatures - Severe winters - Sea level was low -Ports
3/2/11
Height of the Roman Empire
300 BC 300 AD
Glaciers in the Alps retreating
Warmer temperatures
Sea level rose Flourishing agriculture flourishing economy expansion By the 1st century AD, conditions were similar to today New data shows at 100 AD, average
3/2/11
Late Empire
300 Roman AD- 600AD
Arid climatic environment Temperature dropped Crops fail
Influence wanes in the North
Vesuvius erupts in 536 AD
Even colder temperatures
Justinians Plague in the East
3/2/11
Reconstruction Methods
-Oxygen isotope in cave deposits show that precipitation decreased from 100-700 AD -Deuterium (H)
3/2/11
Sources
http://www.climatetemp.info/italy/rome.html
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/climate
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/2001Q2/211/groupE/meghan.h http://www.lewrockwell.com/case/case23.html Lamb, H. H.. Weather, Climate and Human Affairs: A Book of Essays and Other Papers. London, Henley, and Boston: Routledge Kegan & Paul, 1988. Print. Lamb, H. H.. Weather, Climate and Human Affairs: A Book of Essays and Other Papers. London, Henley, and Boston: Routledge Kegan & Paul, 1988. Print. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/find_eruptions.cfm 3/2/11
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