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Which Spanish girl is responsible for extended winter in India?
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22 Jan '12 01:06 pm
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The original definition of El Nio goes back to the eighteenth or nineteenth century when Peruvian sailors coined the term to describe a warm southward current that appeared annually near Christmas off the Peruvian coast. Hence the name El Nio, Spanish for "the Child," referring to the Christ Child. Throughout the year, a northward cool current prevails because of southeast trade winds, causing upwelling of cool, nutrient-rich water. However, during late December the upwelling relaxes, causing warmer and nutrient-poor water to appear, which signals the end of the local fishing season.
Over the years, the warm, southward current occasionally seemed more intense than usual and was associated with periods of extreme wetness along the normally very dry Peruvian coast. These events were called "years of abundance." In the early twentieth century, researchers found a strong inverse correlation, called the Southern Oscillation, between surface pressure over the Pacific and Indian Oceans, he ...more
Over the years, the warm, southward current occasionally seemed more intense than usual and was associated with periods of extreme wetness along the normally very dry Peruvian coast. These events were called "years of abundance." In the early twentieth century, researchers found a strong inverse correlation, called the Southern Oscillation, between surface pressure over the Pacific and Indian Oceans, he ...more
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Answered by anil garg, 22 Jan '12 03:20 pm
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Winter is cause due to tilt of earth's axis of rotation
Answered by ambuj kumar, 22 Jan '12 01:14 pm
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