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60% chance of La Nina not occurring: Japan

Fishermen secure their boats at Wushih Harbor in Yilan as Typhoon Podul approaches on August 12, 2025 (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
Fishermen secure their boats at Wushih Harbor in Yilan as Typhoon Podul approaches on August 12, 2025 (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)
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TOKYO - Japan's weather bureau said on Tuesday that there was a 60% chance that the La Nina phenomenon would not occur and normal weather patterns would continue towards the Northern Hemisphere winter.


A La Nina weather event is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean region and is also linked to floods and drought.


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