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The first comprehensive historical account of El Nino, the disruptive weather phenomenon that has affected global climatic cycles for thousands of years. Combining scientific accuracy with readable presentation, Caviedes brings together all existing information, references, and clues about past El Nino occurrences and their impact on political, military, social, economic, and environmental history.
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Cesar N. Caviedes, professor and past chair of the Department of Geography at the University of Florida, is the author or coauthor of nine books, including South America. A respected authority on El Nino for thirty years, he has published and lectured extensively on El Nino in North and South America, Europe, and Japan.