Currents of change : impacts of El Niño and La Niña on climate and society

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Currents of change : impacts of El Niño and La Niña on climate and society / Michael H. Glantz.

Summary:

"This expanded and updated edition of Currents of Change explains in simple terms what El Nino and La Nina are, how their effects might be forecast, and what their impacts on humans are throughout the world. Examining for the first time the major El Nino of 1997-1998, this book explores what we can learn from past events, what we can do to ameliorate the worst impacts of these extremes, and how global warming might affect El Nino and La Nina events in future decades."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 052178672X
ISBN: 9780521786720
Physical Description: xiii, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: 1. Introduction -- 2. El Niño -- 3. A tale of two histories -- 4. The biography of El Niño -- 5. The biography of La Niña -- 6. The 1982-83 El Niño : a case of an anomalous anomaly -- 7. Forecasting El Niño -- 8. Forecasting the 1997-98 El Niño -- 9. Teleconnections -- 10. El Niño's ecological impacts : the Galápagos -- 11. Methods used to identify El Niño -- 12. El Niño and health -- 13. The media, El Niño, and La Niña : a study in media-rology -- 14. Why do ENSO events continue to surprise us? -- 15. What people need to know about El Niño -- 16. Usable science -- A president's perspective on El Niño / Albert Fujimori of the Republic of Peru.