Climate Oscillations

Question

Climate oscillations
A) Can affect both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans
B) Never occur in conjunction with longer-term trends
C) Usually affect only one ocean
D) Never have an oscillatory period less than 20 years

Accepted Answer

Climate oscillations can affect both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as seen with phenomena like the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) affecting the Pacific and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) impacting the Atlantic. These oscillations can occur alongside longer-term climate trends, can affect more than one ocean, and can have oscillatory periods of less than 20 years.