<P> By January 1998, waters off the coast of Peru continued to increase, reaching temperatures 11 ° C (19.8 ° F) above average . However, the region of cooler than average water in the western Pacific expanded, signifying that a La Niña would take shape in the latter part of 1998 . Just two months later, the extent of above - average water temperatures sharply decreased as the El Niño weakened . The 1997--98 ENSO event finally ended during May 1998 as below - average water temperatures extended across much of the Pacific . </P> <P> The 1997--98 El Niño Event had various effects on tropical cyclone activity around the world, with more tropical cyclones than average occurring in the Pacific basins . This included the Southern Pacific basin between 160 ° E and 120 ° W, where 16 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific were observed during the 1997--98 season compared to an average of around 8 . The area where most of the tropical cyclones developed was shifted eastwards, with parts of the Cook Islands and French Polynesia impacted as a result . In the West Pacific basin, the season saw a record of 11 super typhoons with 10 of them reaching Category 5 intensity, and in the east Pacific basin, the 1997 season featured two Category 5 hurricanes, Guillermo and Linda, the latter of which was the strongest on record before Patricia took that title during the 2015 season . To add, ACE Index within that basin rose to 594.1 ACE units . Over in the North Pacific during 1997, at that time, made the record for having the most tropical cyclones reaching Category 4 and 5 intensities with 17 . However the 2015 season surpassed it with 21 tropical cyclones during the 2014--16 El Niño event . </P>

Which of the following was one result of el nino that occurred in 1997 through 1998