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← GeographyWhich disruptive outcome occurs during El Niño events?
A)Upwelling nutrient decline on coastal fisheries✓
B)Intensified coastal upwelling and productivity
C)Strengthened trade winds and ocean currents
D)Increased formation of polar sea ice
💡 Explanation
Declining fisheries occur during El Niño because the suppression of upwelling brings fewer nutrients vital fish population, due to reduced wind-driven currents from east to west; rather than increased productivity, therefore, the opposite situation arises.
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