Which risk increases during El Niño because atmospheric Hadley cell circulation disruptions occur?

💡 Explanation

A strong El Niño disrupts normal Hadley cell patterns, causing a weakening of the usual upwelling off the coast of Peru because equatorial trade winds stall preventing the Ekman transport of surface water. Therefore, upwelling decreases, rather than other atmospheric phenomena occurring under normal conditions.

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