CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It could decrease wind.
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It could increase rainfall.
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It could decrease rainfall.
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It could increase temperatures.
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Detailed explanation-1: -But they have major impacts on the weather we experience on land. La Niña typically brings drier conditions to the southern half of the country and more precipitation to pockets of the northern half. Drought conditions often worsen, and that looks to be the case for most of the West this summer.
Detailed explanation-2: -La Niña typically brings drier conditions to the southern half of the country and wetter conditions to the northern half, but where that dividing line falls varies from year to year. Sometimes La Niña splits California in two, bringing lots of rain to Northern California and drought to Southern California.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rain clouds normally form over warm ocean water. La Niña blows all of this warm water to the western Pacific. This means that places like Indonesia and Australia can get much more rain than usual. However, the cold water in the eastern Pacific causes less rain clouds to form there.