Climate and West Cork

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This section examines climate and West Cork from 1700 through to the present day.  Follow the links below to learn more about some major climatic events and the effects they have had on Ireland in general and West Cork in particular. Learn about the evolution of our understanding of the relationship between humans and climate.

Climate: Introduction Climate: The Little Ice Age, 1450-1850
Introduction  Historical Sources The Little Ice Age, 1450-1850
Climate: Ireland's Great Freeze and Famine, 1739-1741 Climate: Lisbon Earthquake and Tsunami, 1755  Climate: The Storm of December 1796
Ireland’s Great Freeze, 1739-1741  Lisbon Earthquake/ Tsunami, 1755 The Storm of December 1796
1816 – The Year Without Summer The Night of the Big Wind, 1839 Weather Forecasting
  Climate: The Present Day
John Tyndall Present Day