TOKYO – Japan’s weather bureau said on Friday that there no signs of El Nino or La Nina phenomena, but that characteristics of La Nina were becoming more apparent.
The bureau added that there was an 80% likelihood of normal conditions towards spring.
El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific. La Nina is characterised by colder-than-usual ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific region and is linked to floods and drought. — Reuters
