At least 70 percent chance of El Nino in June: Australia weather bureau

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By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Weather models show an El Nino is likely to emerge this year, with at least a 70 percent chance the weather pattern could arrive as early as June, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday. El Nino, or a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific, can prompt drought in Southeast Asia and Australia and heavy rains in South America, hitting production of food such as rice, wheat and sugar. "The chances of El Nino occurring in 2015 have increased," the Australian weather bureau said. Tropical Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures are now just shy of El Nino levels, the BOM said.

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