Rainy cycle back as El Niño goes off the boil
25 May 2016 - 09:07
El Niño has ended. The tropical Pacific Ocean is in a neutral state and outlooks suggest little chance of indicators returning to El Niño levels, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on its website yesterday.That means mid-May marks the end of the event that reduced Indian rainfall, parched farmland in Asia and curbed cocoa production in parts of Africa.
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