TOKYO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Wednesday that there was a 70% chance the La Nina phenomenon will end and normal weather patterns will return by the end of the northern hemisphere winter.
It added that there was an 80% chance that normal weather patterns would continue in the spring.
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. ...continue reading
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