Sensitivity of large dengue epidemics in Ecuador to long-lead predictions of El Niño

Long-lead forecasts of El Niño events are lacking despite their enormous societal and economic impacts. These climatic events lead to floods and droughts in many tropical regions, and damage agriculture and the economy in poor countries. Due to their impact on local climate, they can also affect hum...

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Main Authors: Desislava Petrova, Rachel Lowe, Anna Stewart-Ibarra, Joan Ballester, Siem Jan Koopman, Xavier Rodó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Climate Services
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880718300347