Super El Nino set to kill 900,000 people as new map shows hotspots for devastation
- Climate scientists have warned that the current Super El Niño could lead to nearly 900,000 extra deaths worldwide over just 10 months. Researchers at the Climate Impact Lab released this prediction to identify areas facing greatest risk.
- El Niños are now more than 36 per cent stronger than before the industrial age began, with researchers linking this acceleration to human-caused climate change. Study lead author Julia Cole of the University of Michigan emphasized that stronger events create more severe climate hazards globally.
- Estimates from the Heat Mortality Tracker show the climate pattern already caused 484,500 excess heat-related deaths between June and September this year. Scientists forecast around 372,900 additional fatalities over the next six months as the phenomenon continues.
- India, China, and Nigeria face the highest risks, accounting for over one third of predicted deaths. In Indonesia, wildfire-related haze has already spiked respiratory illnesses, while the Climate Impact Lab predicts more than 56,000 additional deaths in Nigeria over the next six months.
- A Lancet Countdown report stated extreme heat contributed to a record 710,000 fatalities in 2023, with researchers attributing over 70 per cent of those deaths directly to man-made warming. These projections underscore the urgent need to anticipate deadly heat effects.
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Nearly 860,000 deaths in 10 months due to heat caused by Super El Niño. Researchers have made a map of the countries most affected. The article Worrying announcement! Super El Niño could kill 857,000 people by March. Map of the affected countries first appeared on Romania TV.
The Super El Niño phenomenon could lead to nearly 900,000 more deaths worldwide in just 10 months, warning climatologists in an alarming new forecast.
A super El Niño and global warming could cause significant excess deaths by March 2027. Extreme heat could pose a serious threat worldwide.
What defines a ‘super El Niño' and how far the current one can reach The ongoing El Niño fort can cause about 857,000 extreme heat-related deaths worldwide by March 2027. The estimate is from Climate Impact Lab, a group of researchers linked to the University of Chicago, in the United States, which updated its projections in a new monitoring tool released this week. The number is almost twice the previous estimate, of approximately 451,000 death…
The Super El Niño climate phenomenon could contribute to an estimated 857,000 additional deaths from extreme heat in just 10 months. Researchers have mapped the regions most at risk, with India, China and Nigeria among the countries most likely to suffer the most casualties. The new estimates are almost double those presented in September.
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