Main Title |
El Niño in history : storming through the ages / |
Author |
Caviedes, Cšar,
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Publisher |
University Press of Florida, |
Year Published |
2001 |
OCLC Number |
46785395 |
ISBN |
0813020999; 9780813020990 |
Subjects |
El Niäno Current--Environmental aspects ;
La Niäna Current--Environmental aspects ;
Weather ;
Armed Forces--Environmental aspects ;
Pacific Ocean--El Niäno Current ;
Pacific Ocean--La Niäna Current ;
El-Niäno-Phänomen ;
Geschichte ;
Umweltveränderung ;
Wetter
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKCM |
GC296.8.E4C39 2001 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
02/22/2016 |
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Collation |
xiv, 279 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-273) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Grasping the basic concepts -- Searching for past El Niänos -- Tracing early occurrences -- Raging seas of El Niäno -- Droughts in the tropics -- Altered states: from El Niäno to La Niäna -- Imprints of El Niäno in world history -- Traces in the misty past -- Where else to look? "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. |
Place Published |
Gainesville, FL |
PUB Date Free Form |
2001 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2001027591 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20160201164301 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03346cam 22006854a 45020 |