What effect does El Niño have on the aquatic environment along the coast of South America?

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It shifts the jet stream south.

It shifts the jet stream south.

It warms the coastal water.

It warms the coastal water.

It causes less upwelling.

It causes less upwelling.

It increases the trade winds.

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The correct response is: It causes less upwelling.

El Niño events result in warmer ocean temperatures which can lead to a reduction in upwelling, thereby affecting the marine ecosystems and fisheries along the coast of South America.

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