Vulnerability of freshwater resources to
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G. A. Meehl
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Article
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1996
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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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