El Niño, 1997-1998 : the climate event of the century / edited by Stanley A. Changnon ; contributors, Gerald D. Bell ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Changnon, Stanley A. (Stanley Alcide)

Bell, Gerald D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

El Niño Current.

United States--Climate.

United States.

Climatology.

Climatic changes--United States.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

xvi, 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This book will cover the time span from the first indicaitons of El Nino (May 1997) until its reversal (June 1998). The focus is largely on the United States, where El Nino produced widespread changes in how the public perceives weather and in the accuracy of forecasts. Among the key issues examined are how the news media interpreted and dramatized El Nino and the reaction both of the public and decision-makers (the latter based on interviews with agribusiness, utilities, water management agencies, etc.); the scientific issues emerging from the event; and the social and economic consequences of the event. Finally, it will suggest what can and should be done when El Nino occurs in the future.

Contents:

What made El Niño, 1997-1998 famous?: The key events associated with a unique climate event / Stanley A. Changnon

Causes, predictions, and outcomes of El Niño, 1997-1998 / Vernon E. Kousky and Gerald D. Bell

Was El Niño a weather metaphor-a signal for global warming? / Lee Wilkins

The scientific issues associated with El Niño, 1997-1998 / Stanley A. Changnon

Who used and benefited from the El Niño forecasts? / David Changnon

Impacts of El Niño's weather Stanley A. Changnon

Policy responses to El Niño, 1997-1998: implications for forecast value and the future of climate services / Roger A. Pielke Jr.

Summary: surprises, lessons learned, and the legacy of El Niño, 1997-1998 / Stanley A. Changnon, ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195135512

0195135520

OCLC:

41540320