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The Oryx resource guide to El Niño and La Niña / by Joseph S. D'Aleo with Pamela G. Grube.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- D'Aleo, Joseph S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- El Niño Current.
- La Niña Current.
- El Niño Current--Environmental aspects.
- La Niña Current--Environmental aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Fish die. Seagulls starve. Economies wither. And that's just in the coastal villages. El Niño--The Christ Child--and its climatological opposite, La Niña, are global events so powerful and strange they virtually have personalities. Many remember the El Niño seasons of 1982-83 and 1997-98, which brought floods, tornadoes, droughts, and snow to unusual locales. Increased study of these Tropical Pacific phenomena, also known as ENSO (the El Niño and Southern Oscillation), has now enabled scientists to predict the ENSO state as much as 12 to 18 months in advance and has helped to shape weather prediction in general. Here, the basic causes and effects of El Niño and La Niña are carefully chronicled for anyone in search of accurate and current information on these natural phenomena.Chapters are devoted to the history of ENSO; its influence on global weather and on the United States, including the ecosystem; and how governments and industries worldwide are utilizing new weather data to harness ENSO's economic impact, rather than be saddled by it. A chronology tours key events, from the 15th century diary observations of colonists in Ecuador and Peru to recent events like the devastating El Niño of 1997-98, which was responsible for 23,000 deaths and $33 billion in damages. Biographies of important researchers, illustrations and maps, and an extensive bibliography help make this a total guide to these magnificent natural cycles.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. El Nino and La Nina: Children of the Tropics 1
- 2. What Causes El Nino and La Nina? 12
- 3. The Global Effects of El Nino and La Niia 21
- 4. El Nifo and La Nina Effects on Climate in the
- United States: Winter and Spring 29
- 5. ENSO and Summer Weather Patterns 47
- 6. Other Effects of ENSO 66
- 7. How Scientists Study El Ninio 71
- 8. Forecasting ENSO 89
- 9. The Super El Ninos 97
- 10. How Governments Use ENSO-Based Seasonal
- Forecasts 103
- 11. ENSO, Tip of the Iceberg in Climate Prediction 116
- 12. Biographical Sketches 129
- 13. Directory of Organizations 143.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-226) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400694363
- 9786610868902
- 9781280868900
- 1280868902
- 9780313006777
- 0313006776
- OCLC:
- 52000844
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