:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/OPC3L4NKRRH4LL3YD3XORRHJGQ.jpg "According to Indesi, the El Niño event already has a start date: when will the rains start?")
Due to recent rains in many parts of Peru National Agency for Civil Defense (Indesi) They urged people to remain calm as these atmospheric phenomena are typical of the season and are not related. El Niño phenomenon (FEN).
This was clarified by Brigadier General EP, Chairman of Indeci. Carlos Manuel YanezHe gave a press conference on Tuesday morning, December 26 National Emergency Operations Center (COEN)The Chairman of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was also present. Alex Contreras.}
“The El Niño event has not yet started; Monsoon continues. When the rains start, we are going to announce it,” Yáñez told the media.
As explained by the Chief of Civil Defense, the first rains will occur only in the next weeks like fortnight of January 2024. El Nino phenomenonAccording to forecasts from Peru's National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (Senamhi) and the National Survey of El Niño Phenomena (Finally)
“Everything is predicted to happen starting in January, however, rains are already falling in the north like Beura, these are the first signs. The rains are likely to start next week,” Yance said.
However, he again appealed to the citizens not to panic over this atmospheric phenomenon as government institutions are ready to face the situation. Additionally, Enfen, in its latest report, maintained that El Nino has a 54% probability of being moderate and a 20% chance of being strong, although this number is variable and could change from a week away. Another for the next.
“We are preparing ourselves for an extraordinary event, and if we are better prepared to face any event, weak, moderate or strong, then we are going to face it better. The key is preparation,” the general official said.
“It is important that people know that the large number of victims of El Niño and all the events that occur around it are caused by the irresponsibility of the population. Therefore, when the valleys are activated, landslides occur, among others, I ask you not to approach, cross or stop to take photos, because accidents are often are happening,” he added.
In this regard, he asked them to unplug equipment when it rains, locate high ground in flood-prone areas, clean roofs and protect power cables.
At another point in his speech, General Yanez noted its impact South Pacific Resistance is on the coast of Peru and it is the way to stop the ravages of the El Nino phenomenon.
According to his explanation, the winds of the anticyclone cooled the sea off the national coast, reducing the temperature which was above normal. “Even if it's more,” he said.
According to him Senamhi, the South Pacific Anticyclone is an atmospheric system operating over the Pacific Ocean, which in some cases maintains a normal state of dry and cold air, especially along the Peruvian coast, through the circulation of trade winds in an easterly direction to the west. This allows the cold Humboldt Ocean Current to reach the Peruvian coast.
