Monsoon deficit likely to get wiped off soon, but El Nino a concern

The southwest monsoon has gathered momentum and the cumulative nationwide deficit might get wiped off in the coming days, but meteorologists warn that the El Niño is getting fiercer, which could be a cause for concern.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a normal rainfall in July at 94-106 per cent of the long-period average (LPA), cumulatively across India.

The LPA for this month is 280.4 millimetres.

Meteorologists warned that the El Niño is peaking much faster than most models predicted, which could be cause of concern.

El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warning of surface waters in the