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Pictured: National Preparedness Month in September included events such as a Disaster Expo in Huntington Beach.

By C. MacDonald

There’s a good chance California will have a wetter Fall and Winter than last year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service (NWS) and the University of Southern California.

“Based on ocean temperatures, atmospheric pressures and other factors, there’s a potential for El Nino conditions,” said NOAA Meteorologist Adam Roser at a recent Disaster Preparedness Expo for National Preparedness Month. NOAA and the NWS models predict up to a 55% chance of El Nino conditions starting in the Fall, increasing up to 70% through the Winter.

Although weather analyzing groups aren’t sure exactly how potent El Nino conditions will be, the University of Southern California’s Sea Grant website says, “A strong El Nino in the Pacific Ocean this year has the potential to become one of the most powerful on record.

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