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El Niño in history : storming through the ages

Title
El Niño in history : storming through the ages / César N. Caviedes.
Author
Caviedes, César, 1936-
Publication
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2001], ©2001.

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Description
xiv, 279 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm
Summary
  • "Cesar Caviedes provides the first comprehensive historical account of El Nino, the fascinating and disruptive weather phenomenon that has affected weather cycles all over the globe for thousands of years. Combining scientific accuracy with readable presentation, he brings together all existing information, references, and clues about past El Nino occurrences and their impact on political, military, social, economic, and environmental history.
  • This sweeping demonstration of the impact of climatic fluctuation on human history will be fascinating to the scientific community as well as to the general public."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Weather
  • El Niño Current > Environmental aspects
  • La Niña Current > Environmental aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-273) and index.
Contents
1. Grasping the Basic Concepts -- 2. Searching for Past El Ninos -- 3. Tracing Early Occurrences -- 4. Raging Seas of El Nino -- 5. Droughts in the Tropics -- 6. Altered States: From El Nino to La Nina -- 7. Imprints of El Nino in World History -- 8. Traces in the Misty Past -- 9. Where Else to Look?
ISBN
0813020999 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2001027591
OCLC
  • ocm46785395
  • SCSB-4189211
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries