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Responding to ENSO


Time Scales for ENSO Responses

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Long term
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Early warning
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During event
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Post event
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Between events

The process of designing response strategies to ENSO events and to climate variability in general needs to occur over a variety of time periods, not just when an ENSO event is forecast or has already started. The actions we can take at each of these times vary, and the climate information you may need varies accordingly. Here you can find a guide to the time scales of response; the actions you could take; and types of climate information you could use, and where you can find them on the IRI web site.

Time scales for responses