Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino?

1. La Nina is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperature in the equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino is characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Nino has an adverse effect on the south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on the monsoon climate.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

• A. 1 Only
• B. 2 Only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is D Neither 1 nor 2

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Both La Nina and El Nino are associated with the Pacific Ocean. La Nina is the name given to the situation when the West equatorial Pacific becomes exceptionally warm and the East Equatorial Pacific becomes exceptionally cold. It is the opposite of the El Nino situation.
La Nina has an effect on the Indian monsoon. It is associated with excess rainfall during the monsoon season.