In an El Niño year, trade winds are too weak to send warm currents west. Instead, warm currents travel east into South America. What is the end result of this difference in an El Niño year? (1 point)

Question

Areas see significant changes in temperature and levels of precipitation

Equatorial winds are particularly strong

Areas of North America have a colder winter

Warm water pools toward the west.

Answer 1

The end result of this difference in an El Niño year is:

Areas see significant changes in temperature and levels of precipitation.

During El Niño, the warm waters shifting eastward lead to altered weather patterns, resulting in increased rainfall in some regions and droughts in others.