From Folklore to Environmental Science: Some Stamps of New Caledonia

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Keywords:

Folklore, New Caledonia, Stamp Collecting, Environmental Science, Weather,

Abstract

This short article explores the weather-related postage stamps of New Caledonia. Through postage stamps New Caledonia engages with both traditional weather-lore elements and the technology of environmental science. That blending of the traditional with the modern affords relevance to traditional New Caledonian weather-lore in the age of satellites and environmental science.

Author Biographies

Garry Toth, Meteorological Service of Canada

Garry Toth, MSc, now retired, is a meteorologist who worked many years with the Meteorological Service of Canada.

Don Hillger, Colorado State University

Don Hillger, Ph.D., is a research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and holds a cooperative position at Colorado State University [United States of America].

References

Houseman, Donna, and Chad Snee, Scott 2017 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, 6 vols (Amos Media Company, 2016).

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Published

2018-12-08

Issue

Vol. 32 (2017): Remembering Phil Garland and exploring New Caledonia

Section

International and Comparative Studies

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