IMD predicts severe winter after surplus rain

AFTER extreme summer heat and above-normal southwest monsoonal rainfall, get ready for a severe winter and longer spell of cold wave this winter.

- JITENDRA CHOUBEY

The India Meteorological Department has predicted a higher possibility of drop in minimum temperatures in November-December due to the emergence of La Nina phenomenon.

Typically occurring towards the end of the monsoon season, La Nina, the cooler counterpart to El Nino, is characterised by lower sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific sea, bringing a sharp drop in temperatures, often coupled with increased rainfall, raising concerns about the possibility of an extreme winter ahead. However, La Nina prediction during monsoon proved wrong.