The correct answer is Option 2.El NinoIt is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.It is the warm phase of a larger phenomenon called the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).El Nino was first recognized by Peruvian fishermen off the coast of Peru for the appearance of unusually warm water.The Spanish immigrants called it El Nino, meaning ‚¬Å“the little boy‚¬ in Spanish.El Nino soon came to describe irregular and intense climate changes rather than just the warming of coastal surface waters.The El Nino event is not a regular cycle, they are not predictable and occur irregularly at two- to seven-year intervals.Climatologists define these linked phenomena as El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).Effects of El NinoThe distortion of equatorial atmospheric circulation; Hence, Statement 1 is correct.Irregularities in the evaporation of seawater; Hence, Statement 3 is correct.The reduction in the number of plankton further reduces the number of fish in the sea. Hence, Statement 4 is correct.The easterly flow of the trade winds carries warm surface waters westward, bringing convective storms (thunderstorms) to Indonesia and coastal Australia. Hence, Statement 2 is not correct.Along the coast of Peru, cold bottom cold nutrient-rich water wells up to the surface to replace the warm water that is pulled to the west.