India Faces 15% Monsoon Rainfall Deficit Amid Strengthening El Niño Risks
India's monsoon rainfall deficit has reached 15 percent below the long-period average, with South and East India experiencing the largest shortfalls. Despite this, kharif crop sowing is largely complete at 1,103.9 lakh hectares, mitigating some impact. Strengthening El Niño conditions pose risks for future rainfall, though a positive Indian Ocean Dipole may offset some effects. A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is expected to bring late-season rains to East and Central India, where rainfall deficits have slightly improved recently.
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thetribune broke this story on 23 Sept, 05:30 am. Other outlets followed.