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La Nia and Its Impacts: Facts and Speculation, edited by Michael H. Glantz. United Nations University Press, 2002, 271 pages, ISBN: 9280810715, paper, $21.95.

La Nia is less well known or understood than its counterpart, El Nio, yet its impacts can be devastating to vulnerable regions around the globe. Researchers gathered for a La Nia Summit at NCAR to focus attention on the phenomenon in 1998. They examined what they do and don't know about it and what governments and communities need to learn in order to prepare for the next La Nia.

Now, a book inspired by the summit presents knowledge gained since that gathering. How good are scientists at forecasting La Nia events? What are the impacts, and where are they most serious? Case studies from around the world provide views of La Nia's effects on different economic sectors in developing and industrialized societies. The book serves as an introduction for researchers and general audiences to what is known and the work that still needs to be done to reduce vulnerability to this global climate phenomenon.

Michael Glantz is a senior scientist at NCAR and the former director of the center's Environmental and Societal Impacts Group. He has authored or edited 20 books on climate and society.

Ordering the book: UN University Press, 53-70 Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan. Telephone: +81-3-3499-2811; Fax: +81-3-3406-7345; E-mail: sales@hq.unu.edu; Web: http://www.unu.edu/unupress/hq_howto.htm.

The Rough Guide to Weather, by Robert Henson. Rough Guides/Penguin, 2002, 432 pages, ISBN 1858288274, paper, $17.95.

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