CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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increased temperature, increased precipitation
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decreased temperature, increased precipitation
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increased temperature, decreased precipitation
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decreased temperature, decreased precipitation
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Detailed explanation-1: -ENSO can affect rainfall, leading to either droughts or floods in parts of the world, as well as causing increases in temperature and changes in the frequency, intensity, and geographical distribution of extreme weather events such as storms.
Detailed explanation-2: -For example, in the Southern United States, during the fall through spring, El Niño usually causes increased rainfall and sometimes destructive flooding. La Niña, however, usually causes drier weather in the South, but the Northwest tends to be colder and wetter than average.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cloudiness and Precipitation By changing the distribution of heat and wind across the Pacific, El Niño alters rainfall patterns for months to seasons. As the warm ocean surface warms the atmosphere above it, moisture-rich air rises and develops into rain clouds.
Detailed explanation-4: -The El Niño effect A natural phenomenon in the Pacific, known as El Niño, tends to boost global temperature in years when an event occurs. Its cooler counterpart, La Niña, drags temperatures down.