The Relationships of Extreme Precipitation and Temperature Events with Ethnographic Reports of Droughts and Floods in Nonindustrial Societies

Weather, Climate, and Society Vol/Iss. 12(1) American Meteorological Society Published In Pages: 135-148
By Felzer, B.S., Ember, Carol R., Cheng, R., Jiang, M.

Hypothesis

Meteorological data will be able to predict droughts and floods in the ethnographic record.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Descriptive StatisticsSomewhat SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Drought PredictionUNKNOWNClimate
Drought FrequencyUNKNOWNDisasters
Flood PredictionUNKNOWNClimate
Flood FrequencyUNKNOWNDisasters