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El Nino and La Nina are ________ events.

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Non periodic

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Periodic

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Annual

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B Periodic
El Nino and La Nina refers to the periodic development of a warm and cold ocean currents along the coast of Peru as a temporary replacement of the cold Peruvian current.

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