Multiple Choice
All of the following can result from a strong El Niño event EXCEPT:
A) weakening or reversing of the Pacific tradewinds.
B) the suppression of the Southern Oscillation.
C) abnormally high air pressure over Indonesia.
D) depletion of fish populations as upwelling is suppressed along the western coast of South America.
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