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Monsoon outlook brightens as US raises El Nino odd -Amit Bhattacharya

-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: In what could boost the odds for a normal monsoon this year, US government agencies have marginally lowered the probability of El Nino developing during the Indian monsoon months in their update released late on Thursday.

The El Nino bulletin issued by the US Climate Prediction Center (CRC) and other agencies shows a slightly higher probability for neutral conditions to continue during August and September. Its April update had given greater odds for El Nino conditions during these months.

El Nino is a term for abnormal warming of waters in the east and central equatorial Pacific Ocean which leads to atmospheric changes that are known to adversely impact the crucial summer monsoon in India.

"Relative to last month, the forecaster consensus reflects slightly lower chances of El Nino (~45%), in part due to the conflicting model guidance and lack of a clear shift toward El Nino in the observational data," the CRC bulletin said.

CRC's assessment of lower odds for El Nino comes two days after a similar forecast by the Australian weather bureau, which said El Nino could develop only by September end.

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