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Which of these is a likely climate impact of the weakening of trade winds on the eastern Pacific ocean? Warm surface ocean water builds up, resulting in cooler than average conditions. Warm surface ocean water builds up, resulting in warmer than average conditions. Warm surface ocean water is reduced and there is less precipitation worldwide. Warm surface ocean water circulates and does not affect the climate.

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User Jsight
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B) Warm surface ocean water builds up, resulting in warmer than average conditions.

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User Sanvir Manilal
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The answer is:

Warm surface ocean water builds up, resulting in warmer than average conditions.

Step-by-step explanation:

When El Niño event comes, sea surface temperatures over the central and eastern Pacific turn warmer than usual. The normal easterly trade winds weaken. Sometimes, the winds even switch and blow from the west to the east.

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User Hans Westerbeek
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