New Delhi, June 19 (Ians) As the world, including India, stares at extreme weather and climate events like agonizing heat waves, deadly cyclone and drought risks owing to monsoon deficit, the ocean-warming phenomenon El Nino is officially here and could last until 2024, scientists have warned.
According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), El Nino could lead to new records for temperatures, particularly in areas that already experience above-average temperatures during El Nino.
El Nino events usually occur every two to seven years and are characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures around the equator in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, reports Space.com.
The last El Nino event occurred between February and August 2019 but its impacts were relatively weak.
“Depending on its strength, El Nino can cause a range of impacts, such as increasing the risk of heavy rainfall and droughts in certain locations around the world,” Michelle L’Heureux,...
According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), El Nino could lead to new records for temperatures, particularly in areas that already experience above-average temperatures during El Nino.
El Nino events usually occur every two to seven years and are characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures around the equator in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, reports Space.com.
The last El Nino event occurred between February and August 2019 but its impacts were relatively weak.
“Depending on its strength, El Nino can cause a range of impacts, such as increasing the risk of heavy rainfall and droughts in certain locations around the world,” Michelle L’Heureux,...
- 6/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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