The term "El Niño" originated from the Spanish language, and it translates to "the boy" or "the Christ Child" in English. The phenomenon was first recognized by fishermen off the coast of Peru and Ecuador, who noticed a warm ocean current appearing during some years around December. They named it "El Niño" because it often arrived near Christmas, symbolizing the birth of Jesus Christ in the Christian tradition.
Over time, the term "El Niño" became widely adopted to refer to the climate pattern characterized by the warming of ocean waters in the tropical Pacific. It has become
