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El Nino Effect
El Nino events usually occur every two to seven years and are characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures around the equator in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.‘2023 and 2024 will be evident by an El Nino event, which could boost transmission of dengue and other arboviruses related diseases. #globalwarming #Zika #chikungunya ’
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The last El Nino event occurred between February and August in 2019, but its impacts were relatively weak. In India, El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) led to a delay in monsoon, while cyclone Biparjoy also played a crucial role in the delay, according to experts.
Source-IANS