57% chance of La Nina developing between now and December: US forecaster
La Niña usually brings less rain and worsening drought conditions, which has the potential to affect agriculture worldwide
There is a 57% chance of La Niña emerging from now to December, and it is expected to persist through January to March 2025, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday.
La Niña, a climatic phenomenon characterised by cooler-than-average ocean temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, is associated with both floods and droughts affecting global agriculture, and higher Caribbean hurricane activity.
