The Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) Library at Florida State University (discussed in the October 1, 1997 issue of the Scout Report for Science & Engineering) has created this bibliography on El Nino and its effects. Users can browse publications from COAPS or outside sources via author's last name. A number of COAPS publications are available online.

About El Nino is a collection of journal articles and books that have been written about El Nino/Southern Oscillation and compiled by the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA), El Nino is "a disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific having important consequences for weather around the globe." It is caused by...

Recent observations have suggested the return of the phenomenon El Nino, which potentially can cause severe abnormalities in weather patterns around the world, as it did in 1997-1998. An article from ABCNEWS.com describes El Nino, the 3,000 mile long and growing streak of warm water in the Pacific Ocean that satellites have detected, and also mentions the advisory that the National Oceanic and...