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Consider the following statements about El Nino?
1. The cycle begins when warm water in the western tropical Pacific Ocean shifts eastward along the equator toward the coast of South America.
2. In normal conditions, the coast of Peru in South America has a higher pressure than the region near northern Australia and South East Asia.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?