El Nino: Unlocking the Secrets of the Master Weather-Maker (Paperback)

J. Madeleine Nash

ISBN 10: 0446679925 / ISBN 13: 9780446679923

Published by Warner Books (NY), New York, 2003

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Paperback. Mark Twain said that everyone talks about the weather but no-one does anything about it. In EL NINO, award-winning Time magazine science writer J. Madeleine Nash tells the story of scientists past and present who did something about the incredible weather phenomenon known as El Nino. Over 150 years meteorologists, geologists, mountaineers and polar explorers added links of knowledge to a chain of observations that have given us the picture now known as ENSO - El Nino, Southern Oscillation. EL NINO's story is not just that of science and scientists-it is full of drama, triumph and tragedy and demonstrates persuasively that while weather and climate drastically affect the way people live, increasingly, the way people live is itself affecting the very weather and climate. In 'El Niano', award-winning science writer J. Madeleine Nash introduces us to the scientists and others whose observations and research have added to our knowledge of this incredible weather phenomenon. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: El Nino: Unlocking the Secrets of the Master Weather-Maker (Paperback)
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY), New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0446679925
• ISBN 13: 9780446679923
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Mark Twain said that everyone talks about the weather but no-one does anything about it. In EL NINO, award-winning Time magazine science writer J. Madeleine Nash tells the story of scientists past and present who did something about the incredible weather phenomenon known as El Nino. Over 150 years meteorologists, geologists, mountaineers and polar explorers added links of knowledge to a chain of observations that have given us the picture now known as ENSO - El Nino, Southern Oscillation. EL NINO's story is not just that of science and scientists-it is full of drama, triumph and tragedy and demonstrates persuasively that while weather and climate drastically affect the way people live, increasingly, the way people live is itself affecting the very weather and climate.

About the Author

J Madeleine Nash is an award-winning senior science correspondent for TIME Magazine.