Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 440 g
Impacts of El Ni O and La Ni a on Climate and Society
Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 440 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-78672-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Droughts, hurricanes and floods are generated worldwide by the periodic warming and cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean's surface waters. El Niño's impacts are now widely known, but the equally serious consequences of its counterpart, La Niña, are only now being highlighted. Although both phenomena have generally been associated with death and destruction, there are benefits in understanding more about their occurrence, their strength and their impacts worldwide, so that their worst effects can be forecast and mitigated. This new edition of Currents of Change explains in simple terms what El Niño and La Niña are and how they can be forecast. Examining for the first time the major El Niño of 1997-1998, this book explores what we can learn from past events, what we can do to ameliorate the worst excesses of these phenomena and how climate change might affect them in future decades.
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Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
- Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements; Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; 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 1982-1983 El Niño: a case of an anomalous anomaly; 7. Forecasting El Niño; 8. Forecasting the 1997-1998 El Niño; 9. Teleconnections; 10. El Niño's ecological impacts: The Galapagos; 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; Appendix; References.
