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The 'EL Nino' phenomena which sparks climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the –

A. Sea of China
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean
Answer» B. Pacific Ocean
Explanation: El Nino (Little Boy, or Christ Child in Spanish) refers to the large-scale ocean- atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific. It was originally recognized by fisher- men off the coast of South America in the 1600s, with the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean.
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