Arid El Niño conditions could last until June

Minister Joseph Harmon (fourth from left) surveys the proposed site for the setting up of a warehouse to store food and other essentials for emergency purposes.  (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

El Niño conditions are expected to continue for the remainder of the year and there is an over 50% chance that it could last till June next year.

In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture said that according to the El Niño/Southern Oscil-lation (ENSO) diagnostic discussion issued by the Climate Prediction Center and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society last week, there is a 95% chance that the Northern Hemisphere will experience El Niño conditions that will continue