Asked by caleb

How does El Niño affect drought conditions in East Africa and the western Pacific?

El Niño events worsen drought conditions.

El Niño events increase rainfall.

El Niño events do not alter drought conditions.

El Niño events alleviate drought conditions.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
El Niño generally increases rainfall (and can ease drought) in much of East Africa (especially the Oct–Dec short rains), but it suppresses rainfall in the western Pacific (Indonesia, northern Australia, Philippines), worsening drought there.