La Niña and its impacts
Subtitle: facts and speculation
By: edited by Michael H. Glantz
Contributors: Glantz, Michael H
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Tokyo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: La Niña Current; La Niña Current -- Environmental aspects
Description: "The overriding purpose of the Summit was to draw attention to the importance of improving our understanding of the La Nina phenomenon, identifying what is known, what is not yet known, and what societies need to know in order to prepare for La Nina's impacts. This volume provides the current state of the science of forecasting La Nina as well as case studies of La Nina impacts around the world and in different economic sectors."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index