Problems Arise During an El Niño Event When

question 18

Multiple Choice

Problems arise during an El Niño event when

• A) warm surface water, depleted of its nutrients, flows toward the South American coast.
• B) displaced organisms crowd into adjacent habitats.
• C) warm surface waters evaporate more rapidly, causing increased rainfall in every terrestrial biome.
• D) ocean current systems reverse their flow directions and impede migrating marine fish and mammals.

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