In the UK, households are being advised to stock up on food in preparation for extreme weather.
This, as the strongest El Niño event in a generation develops over the Pacific Ocean.
The comments came from Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle in an interview with the Guardian.
Dame Eagle says the powerful natural climate phenomenon will lead to drier summers, wetter winters, and more extreme storms in the UK.
Her comments follow a warning by the National Audit Office that Britain’s food supply chain is at risk from plant or human disease outbreaks, growing cyber threats and the climate crisis.
