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A man walks on the street in the heavy rain caused by Tropical Storm Meari in Hamamatsu, central Japan August 13, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS Image used for illustrative purpose.
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. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Kim Coghill)