Question

Warm ocean surge of Peru current recurring every 5-8 years or so in the East Pacific of South America is widely known as.

• A. Gulf Stream
• B. Aye Aye
• C. El Nino
• D. Mangox

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

El Nino

EI Nino describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical pacific ocean. This occurs when the normal trade winds weaken or get reverse which lets the warm water flow in the eastern Pacific instead towards the west. Thus it forms oscillation in the ocean-atmosphere.

So,the correct answer is option C.