Planning for the dry winds of El Niño

Since we’re hitting record high temperatures, the current El Niño is expected to be more intense.

The monsoon forecast for this year doesn’t look promising. According to the World Meteorological Organisation, a super El Niño is likely to develop between June and September. Some say it has officially begun. El Niño is a weather phenomenon that occurs when ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean rise above normal, affecting global weather patterns including the Indian monsoon which is responsible for bringing summer rain to the subcontinent. El Niño years tend to make monsoons less reliable.