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El Niño Impacts on Health

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A new bulletin published by the IRI provides an update on the emerging El Niño and its potential health impacts. Responding to growing concerns about El Niño from organizations such as the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the IRI produced the document in order to give decision makers key recommendations on how to monitor communities at risk and take steps to reduce their vulnerability. It also provides links to valuable resources and IRI maps.

Also, in our second audio interview about
El Niño, IRI's Madeleine Thomson discusses the effects--good and bad--that this climate phenomenon could have on public health around the world.

 Download the report + Listen to the interview + Share the story.


Looking for Resources on El Niño and La Niña?
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Visit our ENSO web page to get the latest maps, technical information and backgrounders on El Niño and La Niña. If you have a specific question about these climate phenomena or need an expert for a story, send an email to IRI's ENSO Helpdesk.






Upcoming events and seminars...

Sept. 17, 2009: IRI Seminar: Climate, Forecast and Impacts Briefing. Our monthly meeting during which we unveil the latest global and regional forecasts, as well as discuss climate-related events around the world, including El Niño developments. view

Sept. 17, 2009: IRI Seminar: Probabilistic framework for translation of seasonal climate forecasts and climate change information for water quality decision making. view



Recent news, publications and other notables...

Climate Change. Responding to Global Fluctuations (americasquarterly.org). view

El Niño Explained, Plus Common Misconceptions (treehugger.com). view

CIESIN Demographer awarded grant to continue research linking climate change and human displacement (environmental-expert.com). view

NOAA: El Niño expected to strengthen and last through winter (climateprogress.org). view


Current seasonal precipitation forecast...

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See all of our forecasts...

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