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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Both occur at least once per decade
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Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean
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El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean
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Neither are considered “storms”
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Temperature rise leads to odd climatic changes’.
Detailed explanation-2: -El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, as opposed to La Niña, which is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. El Nino is a pattern of the atmosphere that explains the unprecedented warming of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean’s surface waters.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct option is A 1 only. Explanation: Statement 1 is correct: La Nina generally happens when the trade winds become extremely strong which causes an abnormal accumulation of cold water in the central and eastern Pacific. It brings the opposite effects of El Nino.