Which statement(s) about El Niño is(are) true?

A. It interrupts the southeast trade winds and displaces the doldrums.
B. It produces warm surface water along the Peru-Ecuador coast.
C. It is also known as La Niña.
D. It is associated with a displacement of the jet stream.
E. It produces warm surface water along the Peru-Ecuador coast, it interrupts the southeast trade winds and displaces the doldrums, and it is associated with a displacement of the jet stream.


Answer: E

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