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The El Niño

Source: NIESubject: Geography Context: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially confirmed the return of El Niño conditions over the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The El Niño About The El Niño: What It Is? El Niño (Spanish for "The Boy Child") is the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a major global climate …

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“El Niño Modoki challenges many of the conventional assumptions associated with the impacts of El Niño.” Examine the distinguishing features of El Niño Modoki. Analyse its influence on the Indian monsoon and its implications for climate prediction.

Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography Q2. “El Niño Modoki challenges many of the conventional assumptions associated with the impacts of El Niño.” Examine the distinguishing features of El Niño Modoki. Analyse its influence on the Indian monsoon and its implications for climate prediction. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question …

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Ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Pacific exert a disproportionate influence on the Indian monsoon system. Elucidate.

Topic: changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes) Q1. Ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Pacific exert a disproportionate influence on the Indian monsoon system. Elucidate. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question Recent monsoon forecasts indicating possible El Niño conditions …

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Explain the relationship between El Niño and the Walker circulation. How does its weakening affect tropical rainfall belts?

Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. Q2. Explain the relationship between El Niño and the Walker circulation. How does its weakening affect tropical rainfall belts? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question ENSO-related variability is increasingly influencing monsoon predictability, tropical rainfall distribution, and climate risk assessments, making the El Niño–Walker circulation …

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