The chances of a wet winter — with soaking storms, coastal flooding and other problems — are growing in the Bay Area and across California as El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean continue to strengthen. On Thursday, scientists at NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said there is a greater than 90% chance of a strong El Niño being present in October, November and December, and a 75% probability that it will rank as the strongest in history since modern records began in 1950, up from 69% last month. … In addition, supercomputer models from many of the world’s top meteorological organizations are showing increasing chances that all of California, not just Southern California — which normally has higher odds of a wet winter than Northern California during El Niño years — could see heavy rainfall, particularly after December.

Other El Niño news:

• Los Angeles Times: California coast braces for another battering as new El Niño-related wave emerges in Pacific
• The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.): Historic El Niño could bring heavy winter storms
• Nevada Appeal (Carson City): Forecasters: Wetter winter coming with El Niño
• The Conversation: Blog: How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away