Consider the following statements about La Nina?

1. The water temperature in the Eastern Pacific gets colder than normal.
2. There is a strong high pressure over the eastern equatorial Pacific.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

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Solution

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2
 It brings opposite conditions to El Nino. As water temperature reduces in the Eastern pacific it is accompanied by higher pressure and low rainfall in this zone whereas reverse is true for Western Pacific.

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