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CPC pegs chance of El Nino at 70 percent for Northern Hemisphere summer


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday raised its forecast for the chance of El Nino conditions during the Northern Hemisphere summer to 70 percent, up from a 60 percent chance last month, with a 60 percent chance it lasts through autumn.

    The Climate Prediction Center, an agency of the national Weather Service, in its monthly report kept its outlook unchanged for the possibility of a weak El Nino if the conditions emerge.

    El Nino, the warming of Pacific sea-surface temperatures, can trigger drought in some parts of the world and cause flooding in others.

    To read the full CPC report, click here: http://1.usa.gov/1l5XUb3

    (Reporting By Luc Cohen; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)