El Niño 1997-1998 : the climate event of the century / edited by Stanley A. Changnon ; contributors, Gerald D. Bell, David Changnon, Stanley A. Changnon, Vernon E. Kousky, Roger A. Pielke Jr., and Lee Wilkins.

This book covers the time span from the first indications of El Nio (May 1997) until its reversal (June 1998). The focus is largely on the United States, where El Nio produced widespread changes in how the public perceives weather and in the accuracy of forecasts. Among the key issues it examines ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Changnon, Stanley A. (Stanley Alcide) (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Climatic changes > Social aspects > United States. Climatic changes > Economic aspects > United States. Climatic changes > Economic aspects Climatic changes > Social aspects Climatology El Niño Current. United States > Climate. Pacific Ocean > El Niño Current United States
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Table of 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;

El Niño 1997-1998 : the climate event of the century / edited by Stanley A. Changnon ; contributors, Gerald D. Bell, David Changnon, Stanley A. Changnon, Vernon E. Kousky, Roger A. Pielke Jr., and Lee Wilkins.

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