El Niño is a condition that brings increased precipitation to the eastern Pacific Ocean basin when:
A) weakening of an ocean current results in cooler sea temperatures in the eastern Pacific
B) strengthening of an ocean current results in warmer sea temperatures in the eastern Pacific
C) an ocean current reverses direction, resulting in cooler sea temperatures in the eastern Pacific
D) heating occurs in deserts of the American Southwest during summer months
E) none of these
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