France, June 3 -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN weather agency, said on Tuesday there was an 80 percent chance of El Nino conditions emerging between June and August, driven by unusually warm waters in the tropical Pacific.

While El Nino begins far from Europe, its influence can spread across the global climate system, affecting temperatures, rainfall, trade, agriculture and public health. For Europe - the fastest-heating continent - the prospect of another warming push comes at a sensitive moment.

"Fuelled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Nino conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns," the WMO said.

Pacific Ocean warming fuels fears of p...