c. 1875 CE–c. 1902 CE
Late Victorian famine crises
World history · Culture · Politics
The major hunger crises of 1875–1878 and 1896–1902 coincided with extensive droughts linked to climate variability, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Deaths and suffering cannot be attributed to climate alone: colonial policies, markets, war, food access, and local responses decisively shaped their effects.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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Sources
- journals.ametsoc.org (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- 2018-12-01
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