When La Niña occurs over the Pacific, it shifts the jet stream. What effect does this have on the weather in the southern United States and Mexico?

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Responses

It causes a drop in temperature.

It causes a drop in temperature.

It causes flooding.

It causes flooding.

It causes drought.

It causes drought.

It causes precipitation.

It causes precipitation.

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When La Niña occurs, it typically contributes to a shift in the jet stream that can lead to drier conditions and drought in the southern United States and Mexico. Therefore, the correct response would be:

It causes drought.