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WMO warns El Niño may reach unprecedented strength
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WMO says a very strong El Niño could develop, raising weather risks worldwide.
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What you need to know
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The World Meteorological Organization has warned that El Niño may reach unprecedented strength, with Pacific Ocean temperatures possibly rising about 3.8 degrees Celsius above average during November to January.
El Niño is an abnormal warming of surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, and it often weakens the Indian summer monsoon and raises global weather risks.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- WMO warns El Niño may reach unprecedented strength, with Pacific temperatures possibly about 3.8°C above average during November to January
- El Niño is an abnormal warming of surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean
- El Niño often weakens the Indian summer monsoon and raises global weather risks
- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva
- The opposite phase of El Niño is La Niña, marked by cooling of the same Pacific waters
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How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- El Niño is associated with abnormal warming of sea-surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
- El Niño years are often linked with a weak Indian summer monsoon and a higher risk of drought in India.
- The Indian Ocean Dipole is a distinct phenomenon that can partly offset or amplify the effect of El Niño on the Indian monsoon.
- The World Meteorological Organization is a specialised agency of the United Nations.
મેઇન્સ
GS-I (Climatology) and GS-III (Disaster Management, Agriculture). A very strong El Niño can weaken the southwest monsoon, hurting kharif output, food prices and rural incomes, while raising heat, drought and flood risks. Policy response involves IMD forecasting and early warning, contingency crop planning, buffer stocks and NDMA drought preparedness, with climate-resilient agriculture as the way forward.
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El Niño is characterised by an abnormal warming of sea-surface waters in the:
- Equatorial Atlantic Ocean
- Eastern equatorial Indian Ocean
- Western equatorial Pacific Ocean
- Central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: D — The correct answer is Central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. El Niño is the warming of surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific and often weakens the Indian summer monsoon.
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