| Storm damage
soars in La Niña years
Tropical storms
hit more frequently and cause more damage during La Niña.
References:
Pielke Jr., R.A.,
and C.N. Landsea. 1999. La Niña, El Niño, and Atlantic hurricane
damages in the United States. Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society 80(October):2027.
Further Readings:
Monastersky, R.
1998. La Niña readies to steal
El Niño’s thunder. Science News 154(July 4):154.
Sources:
Christopher N.
Landsea
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
AOML/Hurricane Research Division
4301 Rickenbacker Cswy
Miami, FL 33149
Roger A. Pielke
Jr.
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Environmental and Societal Impacts Group
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 22, November 27, 1999, p. 351. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |