Consider the following statements 1 El Nino Modoki causes warm moist conditions in the Central Pacif...........

Geography and Environment (HCS) Monsoons and Climate in India

Consider the following statements:

1. El Nino Modoki causes warm moist conditions in the Central Pacific and dry cold conditions in Eastern and Western pacific.

2. El Nino Modoki is conducive for formation of cyclones in the Arabian Sea while El Nino in the Bay of Bengal.

3. El Nino suppresses the cyclone formation in the Arabian Sea.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

1 and 3 only

1 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

EXPLANATION

El Nino Modoki - which causes warm moist conditions in the Central Pacific and dry cold conditions in Eastern and western pacific.
A more familiar phenomenon El Nino was found to suppress cyclone formation in the Arabian Sea.
The number of cyclones per year show significant differences indicating those El Nino Modoki years are conducive for cyclone formation over Arabian Sea while El Nino is conducive for cyclones over the Bay of Bengal.