Currents of Change: Impacts of El Niño and La Niña on Climate and Society

by Michael H. Glantz

Book Overview

Headlines around the world about severe droughts, hurricanes, and floods caused by El Ni o and La Ni a appear every few years. El Ni o is the second most important climate process after the changing seasons; its effects are widely known, but the equally serious impact of La Ni a is only now beginning to be appreciated. Fully revised, Currents of Change clearly explains what El Ni o and La Ni a are and how they can be forecast. Examining for the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052178672X
• ISBN13: 9780521786720
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"