When El Niño occurs, a mass of warm Pacific surface water that is usually pushed westward by winds,
A. becomes much warmer than usual, strengthening winds
B. surges northward, toward Japan.
C. sinks and cools substantially.
D. surges eastward toward South America.
Answer: D
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