El Nino can last until May 2010

On December 2, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the El Nino phenomenon occurring in the tropical region of the Pacific starting in June 2009 could last until May. / 2010.

According to WMO forecasts, the El Nino phenomenon that lasts until mid-2010 will affect many weather patterns in the coming months.

Weather researcher Rupa Kumar Kolli warns that warmer temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific regions will affect the rainy and stormy seasons, causing droughts in some places and flooding in many areas. other places.

It is difficult for weather forecasting agencies to predict the separate impact of El Nino on different regions because this is not the only factor affecting the weather even if it is a dominant factor. However, El Nino is often associated with drought or low rainfall in Asia.

WMO pointed out that weather researchers have not noticed unusual weather signs after May 2010 and forecast that the normal weather ability is 50%, but the remaining 50% can be divided equally for 2 phenomena. El Nino and La Nina.

However, in the recent history of weather, it is rare to have two consecutive years of El Nino or fast transition to La Nina phenomenon. These two possibilities are considered impossible at the present time./.