El Niño warning: Scots urged to 'stock up on food and water' ahead of extreme weather event

The world has entered a 'danger zone of extreme weather'.09:33, 04 Sep 2026Updated 09:38, 04 Sep 2026Brits are being urged to stock up on essential supplies as a "supersized" El Niño is expected to cause havoc across the globe. Causing sea temperatures to rise, the UN has warned that the world has entered a "danger zone of extreme weather".‌Forecasters are warning that the phenomenon is set to be the strongest in the last 70 years and will continue into February 2027. As a result, Brits are expected to endure a wild winter as the weather is predicted to take a wetter and stormier turn.‌An El Niño naturally occurs roughly every two to seven years over the Pacific Ocean and pushes up global temperatures. When the sea surface temperatures in the area are persistently 0.5C higher than normal,