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El Nino is
Options:
A .  another name of typhoon
B .  tropical disturbance
C .  a warm ocean current
D .  sea storm
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
El Nino (the Spanish name for the male child), initially referred to a weak, warm current appearing annually around Christmas time along the coast of Ecuador and Peru and lasting only a few weeks to a month or more.
Every three to seven years, an El Niño event may last for many months, having significant economic and atmospheric consequences worldwide.

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