El Niño in history : storming through the ages /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Caviedes, César, 1936- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©2001.
Temas:
Weather.
Temps (Météorologie)
weather.
NATURE > Weather.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Weather
El Niño.
El Niño Current > Environmental aspects.
La Niña Current > Environmental aspects.
El Niño, Courant > Aspect de l'environnement.
La Niña, Courant > Aspect de l'environnement.
El Nino Current > Environmental aspects.
La Nina Current > Environmental aspects.
Pacific Ocean > El Niño Current
Pacific Ocean > La Niña Current
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-273) and index.
ISBN:0813026555
9780813026558

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