Which of the following events would mostly likely happen during an El Niño year?

During El Niño, unusually warm surface water in the tropical Pacific shifts rainfall toward the eastern Pacific, bringing heavier rain to parts of the South American coast. This can increase flooding and storm impacts in those coastal areas. El Niño does not cause more earthquakes, and it often reduces Atlantic hurricane activity; drier conditions and drought risk are more likely in some regions, not coastal regions generally.

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