TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s weather bureau said on Tuesday there is a 60% chance of no El Nino or La Nina occurring from now through the northern hemisphere spring.
El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific that typically happens every few years, sometimes causing crop damage, flash floods or fires.
La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean region and is also linked with floods and drought.
Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Shri Navaratnam
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