The ocean temperatures along the central and equatorial Pacific Ocean were cooling off and neutral El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions are set to emerge anytime soon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. ENSO is a naturally occurring climate phenomena resulting from ocean-atmosphere interactions. They impact sea surface temperatures along the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. ENSO has three phases : warm conditions referring to El Nino, neutral and cool conditions referring to La Nina. ENSO affects the global weather and triggers extreme weather in the form of rainfall, heat and coldwaves. On Monday, the IMD said that ENSO neutral conditions would emerge in June and during July – September, ENSO would transition into La Nina. With the southwest monsoon onset over Kerala expected anytime now, marking the commencement of the four-month long chief rainy season, the development of La Nina in the coming months has raised hopes for a good season ahead this year. ” Even though there are multiple other factors, like the monsoon low pressure systems and depression, which affect the …