Blowing hot and cold: The Terrible climatic twins—El Niño and La Nina— have periodically wreaked havoc on the Peruvian fishery

O’Riordan, Brian and Pisua, Luz (1998) Blowing hot and cold: The Terrible climatic twins—El Niño and La Nina— have periodically wreaked havoc on the Peruvian fishery. Samudra Report (21). pp. 26-32. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

There is perhaps no other global phenomenon that has such a devastating local impact as El Niño, or ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation), as it is now increasingly known. The Southern Oscillation refers to the swings in atmospheric temperature and pressure between the Indian Ocean and the Eastern Pacific. After an El Niño, the system reverts back to ‘normal’, but, in the process, may overshoot. This brings abnormally cold waters off the coast of South America, and abnormally warm waters off Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0258
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Peru, Climate Change, El Nino, Ocean Currents, Weather, Fish Catch, Damages
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2021 11:16
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 15:50
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/648

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