Kathmandu, April 27
The ‘El Nino’ effect which has led to severe droughts in South Asia in the past few months has showed signs of getting weaker in the past few days, and most parts of Nepal is likely to receive near-normal rainfall this monsoon, a meeting of meteorologists in South Asia has concluded.
El Nino, a weather event marked by the warming of surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean, often causes droughts in Asia-Pacific region from Australia to India.
The meeting of the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF) in Colombo, said “The strong El Nino conditions that prevailed over the Pacific since July 2015 have now weakened to a moderate level.”
Participants of the forum were of the view Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar are expected to receive normal rainfall during the summer season while most parts of Pakistan and Nepal are likely to receive near-normal rains during this year’s monsoon season.
