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Highlights of Current Affairs 05 May 2026
- India Meteorological Department warns a developing Super El Niño may weaken India’s southwest monsoon, raising risks for rainfall and economy
- El Niño is an abnormal warming of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, occurring every 2–7 years as part of El Niño–Southern Oscillation
- Super El Niño is a stronger variant marked by sea surface temperature anomalies exceeding +2°C, causing intense global climate disruptions
- Weakening or reversal of trade winds shifts warm water toward the eastern Pacific, triggering El Niño conditions
- Bjerknes feedback loop sustains the phenomenon: ocean warming weakens winds, which further increases warming
- Eastward shift of Walker Circulation reduces convection over India, leading to below-normal monsoon rainfall
- Global teleconnections during El Niño alter monsoons, storm tracks, and temperature patterns worldwide
- India’s southwest monsoon (June–September), contributing ~70% of annual rainfall, is often weakened during El Niño years (7 out of 10 cases)
- Reduced rainfall stresses agriculture, especially kharif crops, affecting nearly 60% of rainfed farmers and threatening food security
- Lower rainfall impacts water resources, economy, and energy—causing groundwater depletion, food inflation, rural distress, and reduced hydropower generation
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