Q. Consider the following statements:
1.El Niño in India is generally linked to weaker monsoons and droughts.
2.A natural climate variability pattern in the Southern Pacific Ocean influences El Niño/La Niña transitions.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanations –
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. El Niño, a phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is associated with the warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. This disrupts global weather patterns, including weakening the Indian monsoon. The ENSO cycle, which includes El Niño (warm phase) and La Niña (cool phase), is a natural climate variability pattern driven by interactions between ocean temperatures and atmospheric circulation in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
Source: The Hindu
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