EL Nino Southern Oscillation [ENSO] is an indicator of Indian summer Monsoon Rainfall 2010. On observing the general weather conditions prevailing in Tamilnadu, one has to presume that this time too SW monsoon in earlier May & June will be active over TN. Nor the Bay branch of the monsoon current will be prominent during onset at Kanyakumari (and) district or felt prominent just prior to on set. My colleagues working in TN Forest department expressed that the migration of wild animals like Panther and elephants into Eastern slopes of western ghats is an indicator that TN will get relatively more rainfall during 2010 early SW monsoon period. They further quoted that even reptiles have migrated down slope fearing big forest fires in the upper reaches of western ghat in Theni & Coimbatore districts. [owing to descending air from High pressure. We will hope and optimistic that rain God will be favorable for TN during 2010 SWM period.
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