Question follow-through · 26247
El Niño
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to prepare the UK for El Nino in 2027.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 29 Sept 2026 · 28 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to prepare the UK for El Nino in 2027.
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Sept 2026
Answer published
The current El Niño is now growing rapidly, with Met Office forecasts suggesting it is likely to be a very large event. A large El Niño increases the likelihood of elevated global mean temperatures in 2026, and particularly 2027, which is likely to exceed...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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