Question

what is El Nino. Define

Answer 1

In certain years, there is a reversal in the pressure conditions and the eastern Pacific has lower pressure in comparison to the eastern Indian Ocean. This periodic change in pressure conditions is known as the Southern Oscillation or SO.It affects the intensity of monsoons that arrive India. El Nino is a feature connected to Southern Oscillation. El Nino is a warm ocean current that flows past the Peruvian Coast, in place of the cold Peruvian current, every 2 to 5 years. ‘El Nino’ is a Spanish word meaning ‘the child’, and refers to the baby Christ, as this current starts flowing during Christmas.

Answer 2

an irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador, typically in late December. The effects of El Niño include reversal of wind patterns across the Pacific, drought in Australasia, and unseasonal heavy rain in South America.