Displaying 1 of 1 2002 Format: Book Author: Nash, J. Madeleine. Title: El Niño : unlocking the secrets of the master weather-maker / J. Madeleine Nash. Publisher, Date: New York : Warner Books, ©2002. Description: viii, 340 pages ; 24 cm Summary: 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. Subjects: El Niño Current -- Environmental aspects. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-324) and index. Contents: 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. Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 2001045602 ISBN: 0446524816 9780446524810 0446679925 9780446679923 Other Number: 47716458 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 111088 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 551.6 Nash Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1