El Niño:
A)usually causes drought in California.
B)results from a lower temperature of surface waters in the eastern Pacific.
C)results in both reduced air pressure and increased evaporation.
D)typically does not affect the northern portion of the United States.

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El Niño results in reduced air pressure and increased evaporation, which can lead to changes in global weather patterns, including increased rainfall in some areas and drought in others. It does not necessarily result in lower temperatures of surface waters in the eastern Pacific, and it can affect the northern portion of the United States.