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As far as we are currently aware, who were the first people to notice the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle? Group of answer choices colonial governors in South America from Spain scientists studying atmospheric changes indigenous people in South America Peruvian fishermen meteorologists

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Peruvian fishermen

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The term El Niño originate in the 19th century from the peruvian fishermen who noticed changes in the seawater off the South American coast (warmer) and changes in pattern of the nearshore ocean currents during the Christmas holiday

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