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Climate change will double El Niño events says IPCC special report.mp4

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Published on 27 Sep 2019 / In Film and Animation

Climate change can severely affect Indian monsoons. Frequency of El Niño and La Niña events may rise significantly in the future, according to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate highlights that extreme El Niño events may double in the 21st century compared to the last one.

El Niño refers to unusual warming of the central and east-central equatorial Pacific Ocean. Such events reduce the amount of rainfall India gets. Between 1880 and 2014, India got less rainfall in 90% of El Niño affected years. Six of the worst droughts since 1871 were triggered by such events; the latest being in 2009.

Indian Ocean Dipole or Indian Niño could also increase in frequency, found the report. Indian Niño involves alternate heating and cooling of the Indian Ocean’s eastern and western sides. A positive Indian Niño involves a warmer western Indian Ocean with more rainfall and less showers on the eastern part. If the IPCC is right, tough times await Indian farmers.

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