TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s weather bureau said on Thursday the La Nina phenomenon was continuing and lowered the chance that it would end during the northern hemisphere spring to 40%.
Last month, it had said that chance was at 70%.
A La Nina weather event is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean region and is also linked to floods and drought.
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Tom Hogue)
