CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Maize
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Tea Plantation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Irregularities in the evaporation of seawater; Hence, Statement 3 is correct.
Detailed explanation-2: -El Niño causes the Pacific jet stream to move south and spread further east. During winter, this leads to wetter conditions than usual in the Southern U.S. and warmer and drier conditions in the North. El Niño also has a strong effect on marine life off the Pacific coast.
Detailed explanation-3: -An El Niño typically brings drought to the western Pacific (including Australia), rains to the equatorial coast of South America, and storms and hurricanes to the central Pacific (see Chart 1, which shows the climatological effects across two different seasons).
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Global Warming. ElNINO is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean.