El Niño-Southern Oscillation events:
A) are responsible for dramatic increases in the productivity of fisheries off South America.
B) reach coastal areas of Peru around mid-summer.
C) occur once or twice every century.
D) alter both ocean and atmospheric circulation patterns.
E) have little impact on marine organisms, but devastating effects on terrestrial weather patterns.
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