El Niño, 1997-1998

The Climate Event of the Century

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2000
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-513552-7 (ISBN)

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This work covers the time from the first indications 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.

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.

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Contributors
1: Stanley A. Changnon: What Made El Niño 1997-1998 Famous? The Key Events Associated with a Unique Climate Event
2: Vernon E. Kousky and Gerald D. Bell: Causes, Predictions, and Outcomes of El Niño 1997-1998
3: Lee Wilkins: Was El Niño a Weather Metaphor--A Signal for Global Warming?
4: Stanley A. Changnon: The Scientific Issues Associated with El Niño 1997-1998
5: David Changnon: Who Used and Benefited from the El Niño Forecasts?
6: Stanley A. Changnon: Impacts of El Niño's Weather
7: Roger A. Pielke, Jr.: Policy Responses to El Niño 1997-1998: Implications for Forecast Value and the Future of Climate Services
8: Stanley A. Changnon et al.: Summary: Surprises, Lessons Learned, and the Legacy of El Niño 1997-1998
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Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.7.2000
Zusatzinfo	12 halftones, numerous line illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	231 x 152 mm
Gewicht	329 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
ISBN-10	0-19-513552-0 / 0195135520
ISBN-13	978-0-19-513552-7 / 9780195135527
Zustand	Neuware