Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about El Niño are true?
A) Occurrence of El Niño is irregular and unpredictable.
B) The immediate effect of El Niño is a weakening in the east-to-west trade winds
C) Weakening in the trade winds results in more upwelling along the Peru-Ecuador coast.
D) El Niño results in the movement of weather systems from the western Pacific eastward.
E) El Niño events in the Pacific can influence weather as far away as Africa.
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