Understanding the Drought Impact of El Niño/La Niña in the Grain Production Areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan

El Niño is a local warming of surface waters that takes place in the entire equatorial zone of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean of the Peruvian coast and which affects the atmospheric circulation worldwide. La Niña refers to the cold equivalent of El Niño. El Niño and La Niña are opposite ph...

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Main Authors: Rojas, Oscar, Piersante, Angela, Cumani, Migena, Li, Yanyun
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Published: Rome: FAO 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31467
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spelling okr-10986-314672021-05-25T10:54:37Z Understanding the Drought Impact of El Niño/La Niña in the Grain Production Areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan Rojas, Oscar Piersante, Angela Cumani, Migena Li, Yanyun CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE EXTREME WEATHER EVENT DROUGHT OCEANIC NINO INDEX SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX AGRICULTURE STRESS INDEX WHEAT PRODUCTION El Niño is a local warming of surface waters that takes place in the entire equatorial zone of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean of the Peruvian coast and which affects the atmospheric circulation worldwide. La Niña refers to the cold equivalent of El Niño. El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a natural climate pattern across the tropical Pacific Ocean that swings back and forth every 3 to 7 years on average. El Niño and La Niña can make extreme weather events more likely in certain regions. Predicting the life cycle and strength of El Niño and La Niña is critical for helping people plan for, avoid, or mitigate potential damages in every sector of society, including agriculture, fisheries, energy, water, transportation, and healthcare. 2019-03-29T20:57:42Z 2019-03-29T20:57:42Z 2019 Book 978-92-5-131342-8 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31467 CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo FAO and World Bank Rome: FAO Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Kazakhstan Russian Federation Ukraine
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topic CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
EXTREME WEATHER EVENT
DROUGHT
OCEANIC NINO INDEX
SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX
AGRICULTURE STRESS INDEX
WHEAT PRODUCTION
spellingShingle CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
EXTREME WEATHER EVENT
DROUGHT
OCEANIC NINO INDEX
SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX
AGRICULTURE STRESS INDEX
WHEAT PRODUCTION
Rojas, Oscar
Piersante, Angela
Cumani, Migena
Li, Yanyun
Understanding the Drought Impact of El Niño/La Niña in the Grain Production Areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Russian Federation
Ukraine
description El Niño is a local warming of surface waters that takes place in the entire equatorial zone of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean of the Peruvian coast and which affects the atmospheric circulation worldwide. La Niña refers to the cold equivalent of El Niño. El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a natural climate pattern across the tropical Pacific Ocean that swings back and forth every 3 to 7 years on average. El Niño and La Niña can make extreme weather events more likely in certain regions. Predicting the life cycle and strength of El Niño and La Niña is critical for helping people plan for, avoid, or mitigate potential damages in every sector of society, including agriculture, fisheries, energy, water, transportation, and healthcare.
format Book
author Rojas, Oscar
Piersante, Angela
Cumani, Migena
Li, Yanyun
author_facet Rojas, Oscar
Piersante, Angela
Cumani, Migena
Li, Yanyun
author_sort Rojas, Oscar
title Understanding the Drought Impact of El Niño/La Niña in the Grain Production Areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan
title_short Understanding the Drought Impact of El Niño/La Niña in the Grain Production Areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan
title_full Understanding the Drought Impact of El Niño/La Niña in the Grain Production Areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan
title_fullStr Understanding the Drought Impact of El Niño/La Niña in the Grain Production Areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the Drought Impact of El Niño/La Niña in the Grain Production Areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia : Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan
title_sort understanding the drought impact of el niño/la niña in the grain production areas in eastern europe and central asia : russia, ukraine, and kazakhstan
publisher Rome: FAO
publishDate 2019
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31467
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