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KBC 14: El Nino is a weather phenomenon so named because it was observed during the onset of which festival?

KBC 14 Play Along, December 23 Friday.

KBC 14: El Nino is a weather phenomenon so named because it was observed during the onset of which festival?

Options:

Thanksgiving

Christmas

May Day

Easter

Answer: Christmas

El Nio translates to “Little Boy” or “Christ Child” in Spanish. In the 1600s, South American fishermen first noticed periods of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean. El Nio de Navidad was the full name they used because El Nio typically peaks in December.

 

 

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