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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Changnon, Stanley A. (Stanley Alcide)

Bell, Gerald D.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--United States.

Climatic changes.

El Niño Current.

United States--Climate.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This book covers the time span from the first indications of El Niño (May 1997) until its reversal (June 1998). The focus is largely on the United States, where El Niño produced widespread changes in how the public perceives weather and in the accuracy of forecasts. Among the key issues it examines are how the news media interpreted and dramatized El Niño 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 suggests what can and should be done when El Niño occurs in the future.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Contributors; 1 What Made El Niño 1997–1998 Famous? The Key Events Associated with a Unique Climate Event; 2 Causes, Predictions, and Outcomes of El Niño 1997–1998; 3 Was El Niño a Weather Metaphor—A Signal for Global Warming?; 4 The Scientific Issues Associated with El Niño 1997–1998; 5 Who Used and Benefited from the El Niño Forecasts?; 6 Impacts of El Niño's Weather; 7 Policy Responses to El Niño 1997–1998: Implications for Forecast Value and the Future of Climate Services; 8 Summary: Surprises, Lessons Learned, and the Legacy of El Niño 1997–1998; Index; A; B; C

DE; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W;

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2000.

Description based on print version record and publisher information.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-756161-6

1-280-47337-1

1-4237-3855-1

0-19-803096-7

1-60256-415-9

OCLC:

191038382