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Nash, J. Madeleine.

El Niño : unlocking the secrets of the master weather-maker / J. Madeleine Nash.

New York : Warner Books, ©2002.

viii, 340 pages ; 24 cm

An exploration of El Ni~no details the story of the many scientists, both past and present, around the world who have studied, experienced, and examined this powerful weather phenomenon, revealing the many forces that affect the weather.

El Niño Current -- Environmental aspects.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-324) and index.

Rio nido -- Imprint of a mighty fin -- A common thread -- The Christmas current -- The southern oscillation -- The spur to synthesis -- Quelcaya -- Enter El Nino -- From the jaws of defeat -- Surprise -- Wyrtki's waves -- Foreshadowings -- The onset -- Teleconnections -- The warning -- Stormy weather -- Of houses swallowed by mud -- Anatomy of a slide -- Out of Africa -- Of mice and men -- Deja Vu? -- Wanariset samboja -- A tragedy foretold -- The carbon connection -- The faraway island -- Cycles within cycles -- Back to the future -- The hot zone -- A special time -- The scrolls -- Back to Quelccaya -- Rise and fall -- The other Leviathan.

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