Asked by kk

Which of the following events would mostly likely happen during an El Niño year?
A.
Coastal regions would receive more rainfall, and storms would be more severe.
B.
More earthquakes would occur along the Ring of Fire.
C.
Hurricanes would occur more frequently.
D.
Coastal regions would be drier, and the risk of drought would increase.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A.

El Niño warms the central/eastern Pacific, shifting convection and bringing heavier rainfall and storminess to coastal regions of the eastern Pacific (and often wetter winters in the southern U.S.), while reducing Atlantic hurricane activity and not affecting earthquake frequency.