CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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Question
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What IS NOT one of the effects of La Nina during winter in America?
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large portions of central North America experience cold, dry weather
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increased frequency of significant cold-air outbreaks
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southern states experience less storminess and precipitation
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northern states experience heat waves throughout
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -El Niño has an impact on ocean temperatures, the speed and strength of ocean currents, the health of coastal fisheries, and local weather from Australia to South America and beyond. El Niño events occur irregularly at two-to seven-year intervals.
Detailed explanation-2: -La Niña usually leads to increased rainfall in North Eastern Brazil, Colombia and other northern parts of South America and is associated with rainfall deficiency in Uruguay and parts of Argentina. Drier-than-normal conditions are generally observed along coastal Ecuador and North Western Peru.
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