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Question 2 • TPS EdX Biology

What climate conditions occur during La Niña?

Answer
A
more hurricane activity and warmer Pacific waters
B
warmer Pacific waters and warmer winters
C
warmer winters and stronger prevailing winds
D
stronger prevailing winds and more hurricane activity

Explanation

During La Niña, trade winds across the tropical Pacific become stronger, helping push warm surface water westward and leaving the eastern Pacific cooler than usual. La Niña also tends to reduce wind shear over the Atlantic, which can allow more hurricanes to develop. So the matching choice is “stronger prevailing winds and more hurricane activity”; choices describing warmer Pacific waters are incorrect.

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