‘I do not remember the weather so severe…’ a historical perspective on weather extremes in Wales

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‘I do not remember the weather so severe…’ a historical perspective on weather extremes in Wales. / Jones, Cerys; Davies, Sarah.

2014. C3W Public Lecture, Abersytwyth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Jones C, Davies S. ‘I do not remember the weather so severe…’ a historical perspective on weather extremes in Wales. 2014. C3W Public Lecture, Abersytwyth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Jones, Cerys ; Davies, Sarah. / ‘I do not remember the weather so severe…’ a historical perspective on weather extremes in Wales. C3W Public Lecture, Abersytwyth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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