INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

GS Geography Physical Geography of World
Q.

El Nino is:

Explanation:

ANS. (A) 
El Nino (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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