| Radio programs for the week of 10 September 2001 |
For more information: El Nino in History: Storming Through the Ages, by Cesar Caviedes |
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El Nino in History Studies of our contemporary climate leave little doubt that weather
patterns around the world are influenced by the temperature of the ocean
surface, and events we call El Nino and La Nina. But until recently that
impact was only speculation. Now, in a new book: El Nino in History,
author Cesar Caviedes, has tracked the events back hundreds of years,
showing their effect on famous military battles and early explorers... |
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Storming Through the Ages I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. Cesar Caviedes is author of a new book called El Nino in History. In it, he uses historical records to show the effect of sea surface temperatures on events in history, ranging from famous military battles, to early explorers, even the sinking of the Titanic. Until recently, he says, the relationships between regional climates and weather patterns was unseen... |
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El Nino's Role in History I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. Author and educator Cesar Caviedes says the climate events we know as El Nino and La Nina have played a tremendous role in our history, and that through his efforts to identify historic climate changes, can be found in historic references. Like Lewis and Clark crossing of North America in the early 1800s... |
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El Nino past and present I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment In his new book, El Nino in history, educator Cesar Caviedes links famous events in history with the climate events of El Nino and La Nina. And with historical data going back hundreds or even thousands of years, he says he can be more certain about how climate events are changing today... |
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El Nino and Florida I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. While his new book "El Nino in History" seeks to point out El Nino's role in famous historic events all 'round the world, author Cesar Caviedes is also interested in the climate event's impact right here in Florida where he lives and teaches. And that impact, he points out, is tremendous... |