Economic Effects associated with El Niño

Here is an example of how costly an El Niño can be. The total results are not in for the 1997-98 El Niño yet, its beleived that it will be more costly than the 1982-83 El Niño!

This is from the U. S. Army Topographic Engineering Center website
The Economic Effects of the 1982-83 El Niño

1.BOLIVIA:


2.CHRISTMAS ISLANDS:

3.COAST OF CALIFORNIA:

4.CUBA:

5.ECUADOR AND NORTHERN PERU:

6.FRENCH POLYNESIA:

7.GALAPAGOS ISLANDS:

8.HAWAII:

9.IBERIAN PENINSULA AND NORTHERN AFRICA:

10.INDONESIA:

11.JAPAN:

12.KIRIBATO TO THE LINE ISLANDS:

13.MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA:

14.MICRONESIA:

15.MIDDLE EAST (MOSTLY LEBANON):

16.PHILIPPINES:

17.SOUTHERN AFRICA:

18.SOUTHERN BRAZIL, NORTHERN ARGENTINA AND EASTERN PARAGUAY:

19.SOUTHERN CHINA:

20.SOUTHERN INDIA AND SRI LANKA:

21.SOUTHERN PERU AND WESTERN BOLIVIA:

22.TAHITI:

23.UNITED STATES
24.WESTERN EUROPE: