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Differences in regional climate from one year to the next, such as seasonal rainfall variations, can have large direct and indirect effects on society. The largest such interannual variability occurs in the tropical Pacific, where strong ocean-atmosphere interaction associated with the warm seas generates substantial anomalies. These El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events have a global impact, and in many regions interannual climate anomalies are significantly associated with the cycle of these events. Glantz et al. (1991) provide a wide-ranging review of ENSO and its impacts. Background information and an atlas of ENSO impacts since 1871 can be found in Allan et al. (1996).
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Tett, S.F.B., Davey, M.K., Ineson, S. (1999). Interannual and Decadal Variability in the Tropical Pacific. In: Navarra, A. (eds) Beyond El Niño. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58369-8_9
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