Disaster Politics and Political Disasters
"The drought of 1788, or rather the famine coming in its wake, was, of course, not the primary cause of the 1789 revolution. However it contributed significantly to its timing and to the violence, especially to the type of violence... (including) the spread of mass hysteria that has come to be known under the name ‘The Great Fear of 1789."
J Neumann (Great historical events that were significantly affected by the weather)
by Tisaranee Gunasekara-March 11, 2017, 7:02 pm
Close to one million – that is the number of drought-affected Lankans in immediate need of food assistance, according to an assessment carried out jointly by the government and the UN. Of these, 80,000 men, women and children are in need ‘urgent life-saving support’.ii The numbers of drought-affected Lankans are likely to increase in the coming months, especially if the monsoons fail to become active (as was the case last year), and drought is transformed from a seasonal phenomenon to a fact of daily life.
