Essays about: "El Niño"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words El Niño.

  1. 11. The Impact of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on Commodity Futures Indices

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Michael Addicks; Christoph Klinger; [2017]
    Keywords : ENSO events; commodity futures; effect measurement; trading strategies;

    Abstract : The influence of both phases of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on commodity futures index returns is evaluated for the period between 1970 and 2016. Additionally, the potential of ENSO related trading is examined. READ MORE

  3. 12. Collective Action in Response to an Environmental Disaster – A Case Study of the 2016 Social Movement in Chiloé, Chile

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Charlotte Pedersen; [2017]
    Keywords : Social Movements; Chiloé; Red Tide; Collective Action; Environmental Conflict; Salmon Industry; Artisanal Fishermen; Environmentalism; Environmental Crisis.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In early 2016, a toxic algae bloom emerged along the coastline of Chiloé archipelago in southern Chile. Shortly thereafter, locals spotted dead animals – ranging from mussels, to penguins and whales – washed ashore along the beaches. READ MORE

  4. 13. Conflict and drought: is it a dual challenge? : A comparative case study of the challenges humanitarian reliefprogrammes in Mozambique and Zimbabwe faced during the 2016El Niño induced drought and conflict in Mozambique

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Carolina Köhler de Castro; [2017]
    Keywords : Humanitarian relief programmes; Disaster management; Humanitarian actors; Mozambique; Zimbabwe; El Niño; Conflict; Vulnerability;

    Abstract : The number of people around the world who are affected by humanitarian crises has almost doubled in the past decade. For instance, in 2016, Southern Africa experienced the worst drought in 35 years, due to the weather phenomenon El Niño, and all aspects of society were affected. READ MORE

  5. 14. Californian drought: The processes and factors controlling the 2011-2016 drought and winter precipitation in California

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Pontus Cederholm; [2016]
    Keywords : winter precipitation; California; drought; mid-latitude cyclones; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The factors and processes controlling winter precipitation in California and the 2011-2016 California drought have been examined in a literature study. The study showed that mid-latitude cyclones are the systems that generate winter precipitation in California. READ MORE

  6. 15. Rehabilitation in a tropical secondary rain forest in Malaysian Borneo : early effects of canopy properties on light conditions at the forest floor

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Joakim Jansson; [2015]
    Keywords : tropisk sekundär regnskog; Dipterocarpaceae; krontäckning; ljus; densiometer; luckor; hemisfäriska foton; tropical secondary rainforest; openness; canopy; light; gaps; visible sky; hemispherical photographs; Crown Illumination Index; densiometer;

    Abstract : Tropisk regnskog i Sydostasien är ett av de områden som hyser störst biodiversitet i världen, av vilken stora ytor är hotat. Ön Borneo drabbades av en katastrof åren 1982-1983 efter att väderfenomenet El Niño orsakat torka med vidsträckta skogsbränder som följd. READ MORE