When trade winds weaken during El Nino events, which of the following results? warm waters are pushed farther west in the Pacific warm waters in the western Pacific run "downhill" into the eastern Pacific O upwelling of deep, cold water increases in the eastern Pacific O biological productivity increases in the eastern Pacific

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When trade winds weaken during El Nino events, which of the following results?

**Answers:**

- **(Selected option)** warm waters are pushed farther west in the Pacific

- warm waters in the western Pacific run "downhill" into the eastern Pacific

- upwelling of deep, cold water increases in the eastern Pacific

- biological productivity increases in the eastern Pacific

This image represents a multiple-choice question regarding the effects of El Nino events on oceanic conditions. It highlights various possible outcomes when trade winds weaken, specifically focusing on the movement and impact on water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. The selected answer indicates that during El Nino events, warm waters are pushed farther west in the Pacific Ocean.
Transcribed Image Text:**Question:** When trade winds weaken during El Nino events, which of the following results? **Answers:** - **(Selected option)** warm waters are pushed farther west in the Pacific - warm waters in the western Pacific run "downhill" into the eastern Pacific - upwelling of deep, cold water increases in the eastern Pacific - biological productivity increases in the eastern Pacific This image represents a multiple-choice question regarding the effects of El Nino events on oceanic conditions. It highlights various possible outcomes when trade winds weaken, specifically focusing on the movement and impact on water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. The selected answer indicates that during El Nino events, warm waters are pushed farther west in the Pacific Ocean.
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