The accelerating climate crisis and this year’s record-breaking El Niño mean that, although the summer’s heatwaves are still fresh in the memory, households in the UK are already being told to prepare for a potentially destructive winter of storms and heavy rain – leaving millions of homes at risk of flooding.(加速的气候危机和今年破纪录的厄尔尼诺意味着，尽管夏季热浪仍记忆犹新，英国家庭却已被告知要为可能具破坏性的风暴和暴雨冬季做准备——使数百万住宅面临洪水风险。)
加速发展的气候危机和今年创纪录的厄尔尼诺现象意味着，尽管夏季热浪仍记忆犹新，英国家庭却已被告知要为可能具有破坏性的风暴和暴雨冬季做好准备——这将使数百万住宅面临洪水风险。
Government action is needed to improve flood defences(防洪设施) and build reliance on a national and regional level. But with the UK’s flood season just weeks away(仅剩几周), the Guardian spoke to experts to find out what action communities and individuals can take to make their neighbourhoods and homes more resilient(有韧性的), from self-closing airbricks(通风砖) to deflated(放气的) children’s footballs.
政府需要采取行动，改善防洪设施，并在国家和地区层面建立应对能力。但距离英国洪水季仅剩几周，卫报采访了专家，了解社区和个人可以采取哪些行动，让自己的社区和住宅更具韧性——从自闭式通风砖到放气的儿童足球。
Community action
社区行动
The first step is to check whether your home or neighbourhood is listed(被列为) at risk of flooding on the government’s website. If it is, find out if the local council(地方议会) has a flood alert scheme(计划) and make sure you and your neighbours are signed up to(注册) that and the Environment Agency(英国环境署)’s flood alerts system.
第一步是在政府网站上查询你的住宅或社区是否被列为洪水风险区。如果是，了解当地议会是否有洪水警报计划，并确保你和邻居都注册了该计划以及环境署的洪水警报系统。
Gardens and outdoor spaces
花园与户外空间
Homes
住宅
In emergencies
紧急情况
Other tips for flood-prone homes
易涝住宅的其他建议