A new type of El Nino called El Nino Modoki appeared in the news In this context consider the follow...........

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A new type of El Nino called El Nino Modoki appeared in the news. In this context consider the following statements:

1. Normal El Nino is associated with unusual warming of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean while El Nino Modoki is associated with unusual warming of the western tropical Pacific Ocean.

2. Normal El Nino results in diminished rains in the Indian subcontinent while El Nino Modoki leads to heavy rains in the Indian subcontinent.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

El Nino Modoki first came in news in 2010.
The El Nino is a periodic warming in the eastern tropical Pacific that occurs along the coast of South America.
In 2010, the scientists observed that the El Nino warming is stronger in the Central Pacific rather than the Eastern Pacific, a phenomenon known as El Nino Modoki (Modoki is a Japanese term for "similar, but different").
It was hypothesized that El Nino Modoki drives a climate pattern known as the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO).