Strong El Nino Seen Unlikely by Australia as Pacific Cools
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The odds of a strong El Nino, which brings drought to the Asia-Pacific region and heavy rains to South America, are increasingly unlikely after the tropical Pacific Ocean cooled, according to Australia’s weather bureau.
A general lack of atmospheric response over the last month resulted in some cooling, the Bureau of Meteorology said on its website today. Warming of the ocean over the past several months had primed the conditions for the event, it said.