E1Nifio events and associated droughts adversely affect freshwater resources on islands in the tropical Pacific region. Particularly vulnerable are low-lying atolls because rainwater collection is the main freshwater source on such islands. During E1 Nifio-related droughts, water can be drawn only f
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Climate change threats to environment in the tropical Andes: glaciers and water resources
β Scribed by Pierre Chevallier; Bernard Pouyaud; Wilson Suarez; Thomas Condom
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 502 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1436-3798
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