From afdcd1@UAA.ALASKA.EDU Wed Mar 18 18:31:39 1998 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.7]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id SAA41092 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 18:31:38 -0800 Received: from cwolf.alaska.edu (cwolf.uaa.alaska.edu [137.229.100.202]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.09) with ESMTP id SAA10083 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 18:31:36 -0800 Received: from [137.229.140.165] ("port 1729"@[137.229.140.165]) by UAA.ALASKA.EDU (PMDF V5.1-10 #27959) with SMTP id <01IUTJ052R1Q8WZ57Z@UAA.ALASKA.EDU> for consbio@u.washington.edu; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 17:31:04 -0900 Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 17:38:20 -0900 From: afdcd1@UAA.ALASKA.EDU (Dr. David Duffy) Subject: El Nino Report 22 available, issued 18 March 1998 To: ArcticInfo Mailing List , seabird@uct.ac.za, FISH1IFR@aol.com, ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU, consbio@u.washington.edu, Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable *********El NINO 97-98: CURRENT REPORTS ON EVENTS************** BULLETIN 22 ISSUED ON 18 MARCH 1998 This electronic service provides near real-time reports, primarily on marine and terrestrial events that may be linked to the development of the 1997 - 1998 El Ni=F1o/Southern Oscillation which appears to be one of the most severe ENSO events in history. Emphasis is on seabirds and changes to marine ecosystems, but we appreciate other reports that may expand our understanding of effects. These might include rainfall, flooding, or associated disease outbreaks. We try to be inclusive and to let hindsight separate ENSO from other effects. Report 22, 18 MARCH 1998, is available at: http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/ENSO.html or by request from: . To be placed on the emailing list for future bulletins, contact ------------------------------------------------------ ***********HELP: As this event is apparently at its maximum during this period, we would appreciate reports, including those of no apparent impact, from anyone in a position to do so. ------------------------------------------------------ SYNOPSIS: For the period 20 February - 13 March 1998, fires seem to be increasing in Indonesia, Although oceanographic conditions appear to be slowly returning to more 'normal' temperatures in the eastern Pacific, Peru and Ecuador continue to suffer heavy flooding. Brazil also suffered heavy flooding in the south while a drought continues in its north, with associated forest fires. A drought in Central America is affecting hydropower in Honduras and canal operations in Panama. Hawaii continues to experience drought; Alaska is basking in a very early spring. TITLES OF INDIVIDUAL REPORTS 20 FEBUARY 1998. INDONESIA: HAZE (ECONOMIC IMPACT) 28 FEBUARY 1998: INDONESIA: DROUGHT 2 MARCH 1998. INDONESIA: FIRES (GLOBAL IMPACT) 2 MARCH 1998. INDONESIA: FOOD SHORTAGE 2 MARCH 1998. INDONESIA: FIRES (AGAIN) 3? March 1998. PAPUA NEW GUINEA: IMPACT (ECONOMIC) 3 MARCH 1998. PERU: CLIMATE 4 MARCH 1998. PERU: OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERY 4 MARCH 1998. INDONESIA: FIRE (RIVERINE EFFECTS) 5 MARCH 1998. INDONESIA: FOOD SHORTAGE (OVER) 5 MARCH 1998. ECUADOR: MUDSLIDE AND OIL PRODUCTION 5 MARCH. CHINA: IMPACT (RIVER LEVEL) 5 MARCH 1998. PAKISTAN: CLIMATE (FLOOD) 5 MARCH 1998. PERU: FISHERY (ANCHOVETA) 6 MARCH 1998. BRAZIL: FLOODS 6 MARCH 1998. HAWAII: CLIMATE (DROUGHT) 6 MARCH 1998. U.S.: IMPACT (HOME ENERGY NEEDS) 7 MARCH 1998. PERU: IMPACT (AGRICULTURE) 8 MARCH 1998. NEW ZEALAND: MARINE MAMMAL (MORTALITY) 8 MARCH 1998. UTAH: CLIMATE 9 MARCH 1998. SOUTHERN U.S.: CLIMATE: FLOODS and TORONADOES 9 MARCH 1998. HONDURAS: HYDROPOWER 9 MARCH 1998. ALASKA: IDITAROD 9 MARCH 1998. MEXICO: MONARCH BUTTERFLY MORTALITY 9 MARCH 1998. UNITED STATES: CLIMATE 9 - 13 MARCH 1998. U.S. MIDWEST: CLIMATE (SNOW) 10 MARCH 1998. CALIFORNIA: IMPACT 10 MARCH 1998. NORTHEAST: CLIMATE (RAIN) 11 MARCH 1998. WASHINGTON, D.C.: El NONSENSE 11 MARCH 1998. PANAMA: IMPACT (CANAL) 12 MARCH 1998. SOUTHEAST: CLIMATE (RECORD LOWS) AND AGRICULTURE 12 MARCH 1994; GEORGIA: FLOODS 12 MARCH 1998. UGANDA: CLIMATE (RAIN) 12 MARCH 1998. ECUADOR: IMPACT 12 MARCH 1998. CALIFORNIA: IMPACT (ARTICHOKES) 12 MARCH 1998. WORLD: DISEASE 12 MARCH 1998. BRAZIL: DROUGHT AND HUNGER 13 MARCH 1998. ZIMBABWE: IMPACT (AGRICULTURE) .