TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau on Friday said the El Nino weather pattern was continuing, with an 80% chance it would stretch into the northern hemisphere summer.
There is a 60% chance of it continuing into the autumn, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
El Nino is a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific that typically happens every few years, sometimes causing crop damage, flash flooding or fires.
(Reporting by Chris Gallagher; Editing by Kim Coghill)
