La Nina Likely to streangthen

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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says the La Nina climate pattern is likely to increase from moderate to strong over the next four to six months.

The World Meteorological Organization says La Nina, characterized by abnormally cold sea-surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean, may result in drier conditions in South America and more Atlantic hurricanes.