Indian Ocean Dipole | Can It Save Monsoon from Super El Niño? | Latest Update | Drishti IAS English

For admission to the IAS GS Foundation Course, click on the link:https://drishti.xyz/upsc-course-yt-eng IAS Mains Courses: https://drishti.xyz/ias-mains-yt-ias-... NCERT Course: https://drishti.xyz/ncert-yt-ias-english , IAS Prelims Courses:https://drishti.xyz/ias-prelims-yt-ia... IAS Optional Courses: https://drishti.xyz/optional-yt-ias-e... To get the PDF, subscribe to our Telegram channel: https://drishti.xyz/Drishti-IAS-Engli... ************************************************************************** he Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) has come into focus amid forecasts of a “Super El Niño”, raising an important meteorological question — could a situation similar to the 1997 monsoon paradox repeat itself? In 1997, despite one of the strongest El Niño events on record, India received above-normal monsoon rainfall, a rare exception in climate history. This unexpected outcome is widely linked to the positive phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), which helped offset the adverse impact of El Niño on the Indian monsoon. In this video, we explain what the Indian Ocean Dipole is, how it interacts with the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and why it plays a crucial role in shaping the Indian monsoon. We also discuss the science behind positive, negative, and neutral IOD phases, the role of the Walker circulation, and why the current forecast of a neutral IOD raises concerns for monsoon performance. Understanding the IOD is important for UPSC Prelims and Mains, especially under topics like Indian Monsoon system, Climate Change, Oceanography, and Environmental Geography. Dear Viewers, The ‘Latest Update’ Programme is Team Drishti IAS English's new initiative. The main objective of this program is to cover all the relevant and important topics from UPSC and state PSC points of view. In this program, one topic of current affairs will be discussed in a concise manner. This will make it easy for aspirants to understand the news. A lot of direct questions asked in the preliminary examinations are covered in this program. Similarly, this program will help you a lot in making the answers authentic in the mains examination as well. We hope that you like this initiative of ours, and you will be able to take full advantage of it. You must share your feedback related to the program with us in the comment box. Please Like, Share & Subscribe! ************************************************************************** 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 Important 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬- 1. Latest Update: https://drishti.xyz/Latest-Update 2. NCERT Foundation Series: https://drishti.xyz/NCERT-Foundation-... 3. How to Prepare Optional: https://drishti.xyz/How-to-Prepare-Op... 4. Optional Subject Demo Classes: https://drishti.xyz/Optional-Subject-... 5. UPSC Mock Interview 2024: https://drishti.xyz/UPSC-2024-Mock-In... 6. IAS Toppers Talk 2024: https://drishti.xyz/Toppers-Talk-2024... 7. Voices of the Revolution: https://drishti.xyz/Voices-of-the-rev... ************************************************************************* Our Key Courses: 1. GS Foundation Courses: https://drishti.xyz/GS-foundation-Onl... 2. GS Studio Foundation Course (Hindi): https://drishti.xyz/GS-Studio-Foundat... 3. GS Studio Foundation Course (Hinglish): https://drishti.xyz/gs-studio-foundat... 4. GS Studio Foundation Course (English): https://drishti.xyz/GS-Studio-Foundat... 5. NCERT Online Courses: https://drishti.xyz/NCERT-Online-Courses 6. UPSC Optional Subjects Online Courses: https://drishti.xyz/UPSC-Optional-Sub... 7.IAS Prelims 2026 Online Courses: https://drishti.xyz/IAS-Prelims-2026-... 8. IAS Mains 2026 Online Courses: https://drishti.xyz/IAS-Mains-2026-On... 9. Current Affairs (Prelims + Mains) IAS 2026 Online Courses: https://drishti.xyz/UPSC-Current-Affa... 10. UPSC Prelims 2026 Test Series: https://drishti.xyz/IAS-Prelims-2026-... 11. UPSC Mains 2026 Test Series: https://drishti.xyz/IAS-Mains-2026-Te... ************************************************************************* 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐢 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰 : IOS: https://drishti.xyz/DLA-IOS Android : https://drishti.xyz/DLA-Android Windows : https://drishti.xyz/DLA-Windows =̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵=̵ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 : https://drishti.xyz/SocialMedia-YT #IOD #ElNino #Monsoon #SuperElNino #IndianOceanDipole #ClimateChange #UPSCCurrentAffairs #DrishtiIASEnglish #CurrentAffairs #UPSC2026 #UPSC #Monsoon #UPSCPrelims #UPSCMains #LatestUpdate#UPSCPreparation | #CivilServicesExam | #IASPreparation | #UPSC2026 | #UPSCMotivation | #CurrentAffairs | #upscmains