The Met Office states that the developing El Niño phenomenon will likely cause wet and stormy weather in the UK during autumn and early winter. ^[1] Dame Angela Eagle stated that the UK is about to experience probably the largest El Nino that has ever been seen. ^[2] UK Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle urged the public to store food and water supplies that would last a few days in the event of a climate disaster. ^[3] Climate change is making increasingly intense rainfall more likely, meaning the storms and downpours associated with El Niño will bring a threat of flooding. ^[4] Forecasters at the Met Office see signals for increased rainfall and storminess in the UK, especially into November and December. ^[5] Professor Adam Scaife, head of long-range forecasts at the Met Office, stated that the scale of the current El Niño is unprecedented in modern climate records. ^[6] UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that El Nino is being supersized before the world's eyes and that the planet is in uncharted waters. ^[7]