{"product_id":"our-affair-with-el-nino-how-we-transformed-an-enchanting-peruvian-current-into-a-global-climate-hazard-paperback","title":"Our Affair with El Niño: How We Transformed an Enchanting Peruvian Current Into a Global Climate Hazard - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. George Philander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil 1997, few people had heard of the seasonal current that Peruvians nicknamed El Niño. But when meteorologists linked it to devastating floods in California, severe droughts in Indonesia, and strange weather everywhere, its name became entrenched in the common parlance faster than a typhoon making landfall. Bumper stickers appeared bearing the phrase \"Don't blame me; blame El Niño.\" Stockbrokers muttered \"El Niño\" when the market became erratic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What's behind this fascinating natural phenomenon, and how did our perceptions of it change? In this captivating book, renowned oceanographer George Philander engages readers in lucid and stimulating discussions of the scientific, political, economic and cultural developments that shaped our perceptions of this force of nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book begins by outlining the history of El Niño, an innocuous current that appears off the coast of Peru around Christmastime--its name refers to the Child Jesus--and originally was welcomed as a blessing. It goes on to explore how our perceptions of El Niño were transformed, not because the phenomenon changed, but because we did. Philander argues persuasively that familiarity with the different facets of our affair with El Niño--our wealth of experience in dealing with natural hazards such as severe storms and prolonged droughts--can help us cope with an urgent and controversial environmental problem of our own making--global warming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Intellectually invigorating and a joy to read, \u003ci\u003eOur Affair with El Niño\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to the debate about the relationship between scientific knowledge and public affairs.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most important thing I can tell you about Our Affair with El Nino\" is that I genuinely enjoyed reading it. Like the author, it is erudite, cultured, original, imaginative, idiosyncratic, and opinionated. George Philander is especially adept at providing easy-to-grasp analogies to illuminate complex material. Both the general reader and those who know a great deal about El Nino will appreciate this book.\"--Mark A. Cane, Columbia University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a provocative and useful summary of what we know, and what we would like to know about El Nino's influence on humankind. The book is a clear, scientifically definitive statement on an issue of concern to us all.\"--Brian Fagan, University of California, Santa Barbara\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a provocative and useful summary of what we know, and what we would like to know about El Niño's influence on humankind. The book is a clear, scientifically definitive statement on an issue of concern to us all.\"\u003cb\u003e--Brian Fagan, University of California, Santa Barbara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most important thing I can tell you about \u003ci\u003eOur Affair with El Niño\u003c\/i\u003e is that I genuinely enjoyed reading it. Like the author, it is erudite, cultured, original, imaginative, idiosyncratic, and opinionated. George Philander is especially adept at providing easy-to-grasp analogies to illuminate complex material. Both the general reader and those who know a great deal about El Niño will appreciate this book.\"\u003cb\u003e--Mark A. Cane, Columbia University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Philander\u003c\/b\u003e is Knox Taylor Professor of Geosciences (Meteorology) at Princeton University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIs the Temperature Rising: The Uncertain Science of Global Warming\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.84 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52708728701235,"sku":"9780691126227","price":87.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NFoyWGpxZGRkUnJQa21RSE1tRTMyZz09.webp?v=1763442563","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/our-affair-with-el-nino-how-we-transformed-an-enchanting-peruvian-current-into-a-global-climate-hazard-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}