Weathering History: A Higher-Resolution Climate History of South China’s Typhoon Spaces

Clark Alejandrino (PhD Georgetown) is Assistant Professor of History at Trinity College where he teaches Chinese, Pacific, and Environmental History. He researches and writes about the climate and animal history of late imperial and modern China. This talk is based on Alejandrino’s completed book manuscript on the historical typhoon spaces of South China and the importance of doing high-resolution climate history.

 

Alejandrino has received funding for his research from the Social Science Research Council, American Council of Learned Societies, Henry Luce Foundation, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, and the National Central Library of Taiwan. In his next book project, he is examining the history of migratory birds, such as ducks, geese, and cranes, in Chinese history.