Vinson Kurian
Japanese researchers have indicated the possibility of La Nina, the alter ego of monsoon-buster El Nino, to unfold over the equatorial Pacific later this year.
La Nina, which represents shift of warmer sea-surface temperatures to the west equatorial Pacific, has generally coincided with a normal Indian monsoon, though there is no direct cause-effect relationship.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/la-nina-may-trigger-late-season-monsoon-burst
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere-and-ozone-layer
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere-science
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/el-nino
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/el-nina
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons