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La Nina
La Nina is an Ocean – Atmospheric phenomenon occurring in the central Pacific Ocean. La Nina is the opposite of “El Nino” and means “Little Girl” in Spanish. This complex climate phenomenon occurs as a result of strong Trade winds blowing from Southern America to Eastern Australian coast. Due to strong trade winds, warm water ..
La Nina to boost South West Monsoon in 2020
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology recently stated that there is 50% of chances for the formation of La Nina in 2020. Highlights According to the researchers at the bureau, the La Nina if formed will boost the South West Monsoon. The Indian Meteorological Department expects an above average monsoon in India in 2020. The IMD ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: El Nino • IMD • La Niña • Monsoon • Pacific Ocean • Rain • South West Monsoon
IMD: El Nino to be neutral; Normal Monsoon rains for India
On March 19, 2020, the Indian Meteorological Department announced that the El Nino Weather Phenomenon is to remain neutral this year between May and July. This will bring in normal rains to India during South West Monsoon. The Indian Monsoon is greatly affected by the El Nino and La Nina Weather Phenomenon. The neutral event ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: El Nino • El Nino Southern Oscillation • Global Warmimg • Indian monsoon • La Niña • Monsoon rainfall • Pacific Ocean
Facts Box: Effects of El-Nino, Equinod and IOD on Indian Monsoon, 2019
The ongoing frenetic of the North-East Monsoon in the Peninsular India were supported by the same factors that propelled the South-West monsoon. The Indian monsoon of 2019 saw a neutral Pacific (neither El Nino nor La Nina), a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and a positive Equatorial Indian Ocean Oscillation (EQUINOO). El nino The variation ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: El Nino • ENSO • Indian monsoon • Indian Ocean • La Niña
Conditions normal for 2018 monsoon season: Weather scientists
Weather scientists have predicted normal monsoon in June-September 2018 monsoon season as prevailing conditions as well as neutral ENSO were favourable for good monsoon rainfall. India receives 89 cm of rainfall during four-month monsoon season, which is almost 75% of its annual rainfall. In 2017 monsoon season, country as whole had received rainfall that was ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Climate Forecast • El Nino • El Nino Southern Oscillation • ENSO • Environment • Geography • La Niña • Monsoon • Science and Technology
India forecasts average monsoon rains this year
Earth Sciences Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh held that India is probable to experience average monsoon rains this year, thus forecasting a third straight year without drought. Deshmukh held that the rains during the June-September season are probable to be 99% of the long-term average. The state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) considers rains between 96-104% of a ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Topics: Climate • Climatology • Drought • India Meteorological Department • La Niña • Meteorology • Monsoon • Physical geography • Physical oceanography • Rain • Tropical meteorology • Weather hazards