Currents of change : impacts of El Niño and La Niña on climate and society / Michael H. Glantz.
Currents of change : impacts of El Niño and La Niña on climate and society / Michael H. Glantz.
Currents of change : impacts of El Niño and La Niña on climate and society / Michael H. Glantz.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N551.476/3
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 252 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- Sect. I. Emerging interest in El Nino -- 2. El Nino -- 3. A tale of two histories -- Sect. II. The life and times of El Nino and La Nina -- 4. The biography of El Nino -- 5. The biography of La Nina -- 6. The 1982-83 El Nino: a case of an anomalous anomaly -- 7. Forecasting El Nin...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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2nd ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2001.
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"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 ameliora...
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Currents of change : impacts of El Niño and La Niña on climate and society / Michael H. Glantz.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-248) and index.
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N551.476/3
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052178672X (pbk.)
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551.476
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991013193169702626
