政府已启动一个新的特别工作组，以应对极端天气，包括今冬的洪水风险。
The government has launched a new taskforce to respond to extreme weather, including the risk of flooding this winter.
在经历了破纪录的高温夏季后，该小组将于本周召开会议，评估英国在应对气象局所描述的“湿润、多风、多风暴天气的潜在风险加剧”方面的准备情况。
After a summer of record-breaking temperatures, the group will meet this week to assess how prepared the UK is for what the Met Office described as the "heightened potential" for wet, windy, stormy weather in the coming months.
“我们正面临极端天气，洪水和干旱相互交织，但政府正在采取果断行动，”环境、食品和农村事务部（Defra）部长埃玛·哈迪在会议前发表的声明中表示。
"We're facing extreme weather, with flood and drought intertwined but the government is taking decisive action," Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Minister Emma Hardy said in a statement ahead of the meeting.
环境署警告称，英格兰约有630万户住宅和企业仍面临洪水风险。
The Environment Agency has warned approximately 6.3 million homes and businesses in England remain at risk of flooding.
Defra将于周三主办首次会议，届时气象局、环境署以及市长当局，以及农业、水务和保险行业的代表将共同参与。
Defra will host the first meeting on Wednesday, bringing together the Met Office, Environment Agency and mayoral authorities as well as the farming, water and insurance industries.
哈迪表示：“此举将把社区和企业置于我们工作的核心，确保英国做好应对未来任何天气的准备。”政府承诺在2036年前至少投入105亿英镑，以保护住宅、企业和关键基础设施免受日益增长的洪水威胁。
Hardy said: "This will put communities and businesses at the heart of our work and will make sure the UK is ready for whatever the weather brings next." The government has committed at least £10.5bn until 2036 to protect homes, businesses and critical infrastructure from the growing threat of flooding.
气象局表示，当前的季节性展望表明，由于厄尔尼诺天气事件的影响，秋季出现降水多于平均水平的可能性增加。
The Met Office has said the current seasonal outlook suggests an increased likelihood of wetter than average conditions during autumn, in part due to the El Niño weather event.
该局警告称，今年的这一气候现象很可能是有记忆以来最强的，其峰值预计将出现在今年年底。
It has warned that this year's iteration of the climate phenomenon is likely to be the strongest in living memory, with the peak not expected until the end of the year.
环境署表示，虽然洪水并非必然发生，但今冬反复出现的风暴、持续降雨和流域饱和的概率高于平均水平。
The Environment Agency has said that while flooding is not guaranteed, the odds of repeated storms, prolonged rain and saturated catchments are higher than average this winter.
该署呼吁家庭检查其洪水风险，注册预警服务，并制定防洪应急计划，以做好应对任何突发情况的准备。
It has urged households to check their flood risk, sign up to alerts and make a flood plan to prepare for any emergencies.
警告是在英国经历12个月极端天气之后发出的，2026年夏季是该国有记录以来最热的夏季。去年冬天，英国遭遇了四场命名风暴——布拉姆、戈雷蒂、英格丽和钱德拉——以及多起重大洪水事件。气象局报告称，英格兰的降雨量比冬季平均水平高出42%。
The warnings follow 12 months of extreme weather across the UK, with the summer of 2026 the country's hottest on record Last winter brought four named storms to the UK - Bram, Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra - and several significant flooding events, with the Met Office reporting that England received 42% more rainfall than its winter average.