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Sayre, April Pulley

El NiÃ±o and La NiÃ±a: Weather in the Headlines

80 pp. | Lerner/Twenty-first Century | August, 2000 | Library ISBN 0-7613-1405-9 $$24.90

(4) YA The somewhat blandly written text describes why the El NiÃ±o and La NiÃ±a events of the late 1990s occurred and how they affected the weather patterns of various global areas. The book also provides information on how scientists use historical accounts and archaeological data, in addition to satellites and computer models, to predict future weather events. The accompanying color photographs are not always well reproduced. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta