Super El Niño Projected to Cause Over 4.5 Lakh Global Deaths
· World · India Today, Reuters
A developing Super El Niño event is projected to cause an estimated 4,51,000 additional heat-related deaths globally between September 2026 and February 2027, according to a report by Climate Impact Lab. The burden is concentrated overwhelmingly in the Global South, with India's estimated toll standing at 15,800 additional deaths. The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed that the El Niño event is firmly established and expected to peak around November and December. Researchers note that these mortality projections can help governments target cooling centres and worker protections as temperatures rise.
Why it matters
The extreme heat wave projections threaten hundreds of thousands of vulnerable lives across the Global South, requiring urgent public health interventions.
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