El NiƱo Threat Grows As India Awaits Monsoon Rains

Large parts of the country continue to await the arrival of monsoon clouds while battling intense heat. Meteorologists are closely tracking a climate phenomenon that is likely to influence India's weather in the months ahead. Most people have probably heard of it. It is El NiƱo – a naturally occurring phenomenon marked by the warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and equatorial Pacific Ocean.