CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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Question
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In a(n) ____ condition, the thermocline is upwelled towards the surface more than usual.
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El Nino
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La Nina
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Normal
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Partly sunny
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -El Niño also has a strong effect on marine life off the Pacific coast. During normal conditions, upwelling brings water from the depths to the surface; this water is cold and nutrient rich. During El Niño, upwelling weakens or stops altogether.
Detailed explanation-2: -La Niña is a weather phenomena characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in the Equatorial Pacific which causes increased numbers of tropical storms in the Pacific Ocean. Disease related to contaminated water due to flooding, such as acute gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, cholera and hepatitis A.
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