Global assessment of El Nino's disaster burden.

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TextPublication details: [London : s.n.], 1997Description: [4] p. : illDDC classification:

613.11 21

Subject: Natural disasters have profound effects on health and require medical intervention as part of relief operations. The world's populations are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events, which are responsible for most natural disasters. The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most prominent global climate system associated with year-to-year weather variability and extreme events. The strong relation between ENSO and populations affected by natural disasters can be described as a "natural disaster cycle". Determining the phase in this cycle, using sea-surface temperature (SST) from the Eastern Equatorial Pacific, could benefit disaster preparedness on a global scale, for South Asia in particular, and for all populations affected by drought/famine and volcanic disasters

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F613.11 GLO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900030529

Bibliography: p. 1438

Reprinted from The Lancet; 1997; v 350; p. 1435-1438

Natural disasters have profound effects on health and require medical intervention as part of relief operations. The world's populations are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events, which are responsible for most natural disasters. The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most prominent global climate system associated with year-to-year weather variability and extreme events. The strong relation between ENSO and populations affected by natural disasters can be described as a "natural disaster cycle". Determining the phase in this cycle, using sea-surface temperature (SST) from the Eastern Equatorial Pacific, could benefit disaster preparedness on a global scale, for South Asia in particular, and for all populations affected by drought/famine and volcanic disasters

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