Reuters: Japan's weather bureau said on Monday it sees less chance of an El Nino weather pattern forming later this year than it previously forecast.
In a monthly online bulletin, the Japan Meteorological Agency said it sees a 50 percent chance of an El Nino, which is often linked to heavy rainfall and droughts.
The agency last month said there was a high chance of an El Nino weather pattern emerging in autumn.
A U.S. weather forecaster last week scaled down its estimate for the chances of an El...