{"id":249872,"date":"2023-06-28T20:27:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=249872"},"modified":"2023-06-28T20:27:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:57:26","slug":"indian-ocean-dipole-what-is-it-how-it-can-limit-el-nino-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indian-ocean-dipole-what-is-it-how-it-can-limit-el-nino-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Ocean Dipole: What is it, how it can limit El Nino effects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the articl<\/span><b>e \u201cIndian Ocean Dipole: What is it, how it can limit El Nino effects\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in I<\/span><b>ndian Express on 28th June 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0El Nino phenomenon is likely to impact the Indian monsoon this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, high hopes are pinned on the development of a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and its ability to counterbalance the El Nino effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is El Nino?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-is-el-nino-and-how-it-impacts-the-monsoon\/\"><b>Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the Indian Ocean Dipole(IOD)?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answeredwhat-is-the-indian-ocean-dipole-what-are-its-characteristic-features-discuss-its-impact-on-indian-monsoon\/\"><b>Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IOD was identified as an independent system only in 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A positive IOD event is often seen developing at times of an El Nino while a negative IOD is sometimes associated with La Nina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During El Nino, the Pacific side of Indonesia is cooler than normal because of which the Indian Ocean side also gets cooler. That helps the development of a positive IOD.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the impact of the Indian Ocean Dipole(IOD)?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A positive IOD helps rainfall along the African coastline and also over the Indian sub-continent while suppressing rainfall over Indonesia, southeast Asia and Australia.The impacts are opposite during a negative IOD event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compared to El Nino Southern Oscillation(ENSO) events, the impacts of IODs are much weaker.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Can Positive Indian Ocean Dipole(IOD) offset the impact of El Nino this year?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive IOD does have the potential to offset the impacts of El Nino to a small measure in neighboring areas and it has at least once in the past (1997) delivered on this potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, El Nino is already firmly established in the Pacific Ocean this year.But the IOD is still in the neutral phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All international climate models suggest a positive IOD event may develop in the coming months<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had also said there was an 80% chance of a positive IOD in the coming months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, high hopes are pinned on the development of a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and its ability to counterbalance the El Nino effect.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cIndian Ocean Dipole: What is it, how it can limit El Nino effects\u201d published in Indian Express on 28th June 2023 What is the News? The \u00a0El Nino phenomenon is likely to impact the Indian monsoon this year. 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