Which outcome arises from offshore winds encountering a coastline?

💡 Explanation

Increased coastal upwelling occurs because Ekman transport moves surface water offshore, this creates a need for deeper, nutrient-rich waters to rise. This increases available nutrients, rather than increased temperature, salinity changes or direct intense coastal erosion.

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• Which risk increases when coastal upwelling declines within an ocean gyre?
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