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Imprint of El Nino, other weather patterns on India’s deficit June 2026 rainfall
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The southwest monsoon of 2026 started off with a huge deficit of 40 per cent in June. The reasons for this include the strengthening El Niño conditions in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, the unfavourability of the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) near the Equator