During a major El Niño event,?
a. ?Peruvian fishermen harvest a record amount of fish near Christmas time.
b. ?extensive ocean warming occurs over the tropical Pacific.
c. ?the Northeast trade winds increase in strength.
d. ?California experiences severe drought conditions.
e. ?the average surface air temperature of the entire planet decreases by several tenths of a degree Celsius.
ANSWER: b
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A) shifting emphasis from personal automobiles to public transportation. B) decreasing the density of the population throughout the cities. C) eliminating all city taxes and instead relying upon federal aid. D) requiring all citizens to perform monthly community service.
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A. thermosphere B. mesosphere C. stratosphere D. troposphere E. tropopause
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