All of the following can result from a strong El Niño event EXCEPT:
A) weakening or reversing of the Pacific tradewinds.
B) the suppression of the Southern Oscillation.
C) abnormally high air pressure over Indonesia.
D) depletion of fish populations as upwelling is suppressed along the western coast of South America.

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El Niño is characterized by a weakening or reversal of the Pacific trade winds (A), can lead to abnormally high air pressure over Indonesia as part of its broader impacts on global weather patterns (C), and often results in the depletion of fish populations off the western coast of South America due to suppressed upwelling (D). However, it does not suppress the Southern Oscillation; rather, El Niño is one phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon, which includes both the warm phase (El Niño) and the cool phase (La Niña), indicating a fluctuation in ocean temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.

All of the Following Can Result from a Strong El