ENSO is an acronym for a repeating meteorological and oceanographic event that can severely disrupt normal conditions. The ENSO-driven change in tropical Pacific surface trade winds causes_______________________.
a) build up of seawater in the eastern Pacific, downwelling in the west, and colder eastern sea surface water temperatures.
b) build up of seawater in both the western and eastern Pacific with generally colder sea surface water temperatures overall.
c) build up of seawater in the western Pacific, downwelling in the east, and generally warmer sea surface water temperatures overall.
d) an effect that is actually greater at mid- to high latitudes than it is in the tropics.
Answer: C