80 pct of chances, El Nino can struck Japan during summer, says weather bureau

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.