Examples of ENSO-Society Interactions

Examples by Region

>	Africa
>	Asia
>	Australia and the Pacific
>	North America
>	South and Central America

The best way to get to know ENSO impacts and their complexities better is to look at well-studied examples. For this reason we have asked researchers from around the world to write for us short summaries about ENSO impacts they have studied. Here they are organized by region.

Africa

>	Brown locust outbreaks in southern Africa Martin Todd
>	Some implications of uncertainty in seasonal climate forecasts: A cautionary note from Zimbabwe Jennifer Phillips

Asia

>	El Niño Southern Oscillation influences on rice production in Sri Lanka Lareef Zubair
>	ENSO impacts in the Philippines Aida Jose

Australia and the Pacific

>	Using the El Niño-Southern Oscillation to predict Indo-Pacific green turtle populations Neville Nicholls
>	Influence of ENSO on hydro-lake inflows in the South Island of New Zealand Alistair McKerchar
>	High mortality of Western Australian rock lobster larvae during El Niño David Griffin
>	Dengue epidemics and the El Niño Southern Oscillation Simon Hales
>	El Niño/Southern Oscillation, streamflow and water resources management in Australia Francis Chiew
>	Societal and environmental impact of ENSO in Papua New Guinea Mike Bourke

North America

>	La Niña, El Niño, and US Atlantic hurricane damages Roger Pielke Jr. and Chris Landsea
>	ENSO and coastal water quality in southwest Florida Erin Lipp, Nancy Schmidt, and Joan Rose
>	ENSO-based, long-range streamflow forecasts and water resources applications for the Columbia River basin Alan Hamlet
>	Relationship of ENSO to heating costs in the eastern United States David Changnon

South and Central America

>	Impacts of ENSO on Costa Rica Pete Waylen
>	Climate and ENSO associations with Malaria incidence in Colombia Germán Poveda
>	ENSO impacts on fire regimes in northern Patagonia Thomas Kitzberger
>	Ecosystem responses to ENSO in western South America Fabian Jaksic
>	The influence of El Niño on the discharges of the Paraná River of South America Guillermo Berri
>	Seasonal climate forecasts and the agricultural sector of Uruguay Walter Baethgen and Agustín Giménez

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