Initial predictions released by the Indian meteorological department (IMD) have shown favourable monsoon conditions from the Pacific and Indian Ocean, which increases the probability of a normal monsoon this year.
These indications for a favourable monsoon were made in IMD's recent El Niño southern oscillation and Indian Ocean dipole (IOD) bulletin for March.
As per the bulletin, currently, La Niña conditions are existing over equatorial Pacific Ocean. The latest monsoon mission climate forecasting system forecast has indicated that, La Niña conditions are likely to persist for the entire forecast period.
Read more in a report by Jui Dharwadkar published in Hindustan Times...
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