El Nino is (1) a warm ocean current (2) sea storm (3) tropical disturbance (4) another name of typhoon

El Nino is (1) a warm ocean current (2) sea storm (3) tropical disturbance (4) another name of typhoon
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El Nino is – (1) a warm ocean current (2) sea storm (3) tropical disturbance (4) another name of typhoon

Description : El Nino is – (1) a warm ocean current (2) sea storm (3) tropical disturbance (4) another name of typhoon

Last Answer : (1) a warm ocean current Explanation: El Nino (Spanish name for the male child), initially referred to a weak, warm current appearing annually around Christmas time along the coast of ... an El Nino event may last for many months, having significant economic and atmospheric consequences worldwide.

Tropical storm in Chinese Sea is known as– (1) Wave (2) Tornado (3) Typhoon (4) Cyclone

Description : Tropical storm in Chinese Sea is known as– (1) Wave (2) Tornado (3) Typhoon (4) Cyclone

Last Answer : Typhoon

The ‘EL Nino’ phenomena which sparks climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the (1) Sea of China (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean

Description : The ‘EL Nino’ phenomena which sparks climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the (1) Sea of China (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean

Last Answer : Pacific Ocean

El Nino occurs over (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea

Description : El Nino occurs over (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea

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‘El Nino’ that affects our Monsoons, has its origins in (1) The Indian Ocean (2) The Himalayan Plateau (3) The Pacific Ocean (4) The Arabian Peninsula

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Last Answer : The Pacific Ocean 

Tropical storm in Chinese Sea is known as – (1) Wave (2) Tornado (3) Typhoon (4) Cyclone

Description : Tropical storm in Chinese Sea is known as – (1) Wave (2) Tornado (3) Typhoon (4) Cyclone

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Last Answer : El Nino

Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ? (1) Southern Oscillations (2) El Nino (3) La Nino (4) El Nino Modiki

Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ? (1) Southern Oscillations (2) El Nino (3) La Nino (4) El Nino Modiki

Last Answer : El Nino Modiki

The 'EL Nino' phenomena which sparks climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the – (1) Sea of China (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean

Description : The 'EL Nino' phenomena which sparks climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the – (1) Sea of China (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean

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El Nino occurs over – (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea

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Last Answer : (2) North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region. Explanation: It is due to the North Atlantic Drift which is a warm water ocean current, an extension of the Gulf Stream. This current keep the ports along the coasts warm enough to stay open year around.

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Last Answer : North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region.

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Last Answer :  of the effect of both the offshore easterly trade winds and cold ocean currents. 

'El Nino' that affects our Monsoons, has its origins in – (1) The Indian Ocean (2) The Himalayan Plateau (3) The Pacific Ocean (4) The Arabian Peninsula

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