TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Monday that there was a 90% chance the El Nino phenomenon will continue during the northern hemisphere winter.

The bureau also said there was a 50% chance each for El Nino to continue in the spring and for normal weather patterns to return after the winter.

El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-says-90-chance-el-nino-will-continue-during-winter-2023-12-11/