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Climate Information Digest
October 2002 Volume 5, Number 10

A global Quick Look at seasonal climate, its impacts and outlooks.

Hot Topics
  • Climate impacts affect major wheat producing nations
  • Drought and food insecurity in the Greater Horn continues, forecast indicates chance of relief in some areas
  • Below normal monsoon precipitation brings drought to South Asia and West Africa
    		• El Niño/La Niña Update

    A moderate strength, basin-wide El Niņo continues to develop and will likely persist into early 2003. See the IRI ENSO QuickLook for summary information and the IRI ENSO Update for details.

    Contents
    Special Summaries for Jul-Aug-Sep - regions with enhanced sensitivity due to stress from persistent climate patterns.
       Persistent Cold or Heat
       Persistent Wet or Dry

    September Global Climate - summary of recent variations in temperature and precipitation. Note that all maps are linked to the IRI Data Library. For more maps and information see the IRI Maproom.
       Climatological Background
       Temperatures
       Precipitation
       Oceanic Conditions

    		September Climate Impacts - influences of recent climate variations (with links to detailed reports) on:
       Hazards
       Health
       Water Resources/Energy
       Agriculture

    November-December-January Seasonal Forecast - IRI's Net Assessment Forecast for the globe and by region
       Introduction
       Precipitation
       Temperature 
       Methods

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