How a ‘super El Niño’ could make India’s monsoon drier – yet more dangerous
2 sources·Updated September 3, 2026
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- Guardian International·1d agoWhy El Niño can mean less rain but heavier downpours for India
El Niño is associated with weaker monsoons in India – but research suggests it can also bring more extreme rainfall The world is bracing for a “super” El Niño, and its effects are already being felt in India, where the monsoon has brought less rain than average but more intense…
Read at Guardian International → - Scroll.in India·1d agoHow a ‘super El Niño’ could make India’s monsoon drier – yet more dangerous
It could create an apparently contradictory situation: less rain over the season as a whole, but heavier rain when it does rain.
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