Synopsis
Spanning science and the humanities, this volume explores relationships between natural forces and human culture. It surveys the environmental history of natural disasters, from ancient times to today, discussing storms, ball lightning, floods and fires.
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Katrin Pfeifer (née Hauer) studied history, pedagogy, and English at the Universities of Salzburg and Vienna. She was awarded with a DOC-Grant by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Her research interests lie within European environmental and cultural history from Early Modern Times up to today. In the not too distant past, Katrin Pfeifer has worked on youth cultures and on how to enhance learning effects by the use of pictures in education.
Niki Pfeifer studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Salzburg and at York University (UK). He is supported by the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation. Niki Pfeifer's research topics are located in the intersections of formal epistemology, probability logic, and the psychology of reasoning. Moreover, his research interests include historical severe storms and the cultural history of natural disasters in general.
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