Consider the following statements regarding El - Nino. 1. It literally means the "Little Girl in Spanish". 2. It represent periods of below-average sea surface temperatures across the east- central Equatorial Pacific. Which of the above statements is/are not correct ?
As per latest findings, nearly six out of 10 droughts, in non-El Nino years , that occurred during the Indian summer-monsoon season in the past century may have been driven by atmospheric disturbances from the North Atlantic region. In 2014, India saw a 14% rainfall deficit — or a drought — that wasn't linked to El Nino and before that in 1986 and 1985 that is not all Indian droughts are caused by El Nino. El Nino : El Nino means The Little Boy , or Christ Child in Spanish . Hence, Statement 1 is not correct . El Nino was originally recognized by fishermen off the coast of South America in the 1600s, with the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean . The name was chosen based on the time of year (around December) during which these warm waters events tended to occur. The term El Nino refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific . La Nina: La Nina means The Little Girl in Spanish . La Nina is also sometimes called El Viejo, anti-El Nino, or simply " a cold event ." La Nina episodes represent periods of below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific. Hence, Statement 2 is not correct . Global climate La Nina impacts tend to be opposite those of El Nino impacts. In the tropics, ocean temperature variations in La Nina also tend to be opposite those of El Nino