INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Visakhapatnam: A harsher winter is likely this year due to La Nina conditions
An indication of this is below normal temperatures being recorded at several places in Andhra Pradesh.On Sunday, the lowest minimum
Rayalaseema is also witnessing fall in minimum temperatures
Since the state has quite a long coastline, winters are comparatively mild
However, in agency areas of East Godavari and Visakhapatnam, temperatures do fall to single digits.India Meteorological Department (IMD)
predicted last month that winter this year will likely be colder due to La Nina conditions.El Nino and La Nina factors play a dominant role
in temperatures that prevail in a region
While La Nina brings in cold waves, El Nino is unfavourable in creation of such conditions
that cools waters in the Pacific Ocean, while El Nino is characterised by unusually warm ocean temperatures
Both of them have an impact on the Indian monsoon and temperatures that prevail over the country.
