UK minister urges El Niño stockpiles
The article discusses the warnings and maintenance initiatives issued by the British government regarding the occurrence of the strongest El Niño phenomenon in a thousand years. This could lead to extreme climate events such as wildfires, floods, and severe storms, with predictions of a wetter and harsher winter. The government has called on citizens to stockpile food supplies and water sufficient for several days in anticipation of potential power and water outages. This is in the context of ongoing sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean rising more than 2.6°C above average, with a possibility of reaching 4°C in November. The UN Secretary-General warned of the exacerbation of the phenomenon, emphasizing that its persistence could significantly raise global temperatures and lead to a broad climate and environmental crisis, increasing risks of wildfires, floods, and famines. Britain is preparing to take emergency measures, such as constructing new water reservoirs and developing agricultural sector management, to confront the future impacts of the phenomenon and climate change in general.
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