Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which is (1) byan abnormal (2) of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the (3) to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (4) rain to others. It was first (5) by fishermen coming from Spanishports in the Pacific ...

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which is (1) byan abnormal (2) of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the (3) to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (4) rain to others. It was first (5) by fishermen coming from Spanishports in the Pacific in the 17th century. It got its name (Spanish for “boy child”)because it usually takes (6) near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic(7) . The 1982 El Nino (8) in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worsethan that. Sea animals, (9) fish and birds, also die in large numbers. It is (10) that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino.