Japan's Weather Bureau Predicts 60% Chance of La Nina This Winter

Japan's weather bureau announced a 60% probability of La Nina forming in the northern hemisphere winter. Currently, ocean temperatures have normalized with no El Nino or La Nina phenomena. La Nina is known for unusually cold ocean temperatures and can prompt floods and drought.

Japan's weather bureau revealed on Friday that there is a 60% likelihood of La Nina forming as the northern hemisphere approaches winter.

The bureau also confirmed that the climate has returned to normal, with neither El Nino nor La Nina currently affecting ocean temperatures.

El Nino causes warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific, while La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean conditions in the equatorial Pacific and is often linked to extreme weather phenomena such as floods and droughts.

(With inputs from agencies.)