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प्रश्न
India’s Southwest Monsoon ended on September 30, 2023 with below normal rainfall. The country recorded a cumulative rainfall deficiency of 5.6% and over 200 districts facing deficient rainfall.
Explain the phenomena that could have been the reason for this deficit of rain in India.
उत्तर
The phenomenon is the occurrence of El Nino which is a narrow warm ocean current appearing off the west of Peru in South America and is a temporary replacement of the cold Peruvian current. It increases the surface water temperatures by almost 10°C, and this warming of tropical waters of the Pacific affects the global patterns of pressure and wind systems including the monsoon rains in Indian subcontinent which leads to rainfall deficit in India.
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