What is La Niña?
Correct answer: D. A periodic cooling of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the opposite phase of El Niño
- A. The melting of polar ice
- B. A warming of the Indian Ocean
- C. A type of tropical cyclone
- D. A periodic cooling of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the opposite phase of El Niño
Explanation
La Niña is the cool counterpart of El Niño in the same Pacific ocean–atmosphere cycle.
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