What term describes the large-scale weather phenomenon that occurs when prevailing winds in the Pacific Ocean weaken,resulting in above average warming?
A) ENSO
B) greenhouse effect
C) rain shadow effect
D) SNSO
E) heat island effect

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ENSO, or El Niño-Southern Oscillation, describes the large-scale weather phenomenon involving variations in sea-surface temperatures, convective rainfall, surface air pressure, and atmospheric circulation across the equatorial Pacific Ocean. El Niño is the warm phase of ENSO, characterized by the weakening of the prevailing winds and resulting in above-average sea surface temperatures.

What Term Describes the Large-Scale Weather Phenomenon That Occurs When