India may face weak monsoon |
Probability of an El Nino formation in 2017 has led to some worries about India`s monsoon season, but exact impact on rains and crop production will not be solely dependent on this event, says a Nomura report. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABM), the likelihood of an El Nino forming in 2017 has risen. Six (out of eight) models surveyed by ABM suggest that El Nino thresholds may be reached by July 2017. It places the probability of El Nino forming in 2017 at around 50 per cent. Nomura India Chief Economist Sonal Varma said overall, it does appear that the probability of a below-normal monsoon year in 2017 is higher than the probability of an above-normal year. However, the exact impact (on rains and food production) will depend on several other factors as well. El Nino is a weather condition, which has a major impact on the Indian monsoon season. A normal monsoon is vital for the country`s farming sector as a significant portion of the country`s agricultural land is rainfed.This has led to some worries about India`s monsoon season, which runs from June to September, as El Nino conditions are typically associated with below-normal rains.
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