Private forecasters are counting on temperature changes in the Indian Ocean to strengthen the monsoon current like it did in 1997, when rainfall was normal, despite a strong El Nino.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/private-forecasters-bet-indian-ocean-turnaround-monsoon-current
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/madhvi-sally
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/economic-times-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/el-nino
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-meteorological-department-imd
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-ocean
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture