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Fears of 451,000 deaths by February 2027 as super El Niño threatens global weather
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News18•08-10-2026, 20:43
Fears of 451,000 deaths by February 2027 as super El Niño threatens global weather
- •Global climate experts and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have issued serious warnings regarding the unprecedented intensity of El Niño.
- •Temperature anomalies in the critical Niño 3.4 region of the Pacific Ocean have risen 3.4 degrees Celsius above normal, surpassing all previous records.
- •Researchers at the Climate Impact Lab at the University of Chicago predict that this super El Niño could result in up to 451,000 additional deaths worldwide.
- •The extreme weather event is expected to persist until February 2027, bringing severe heatwaves, droughts, and heavy floods across various regions.
- •The combination of El Niño and human-induced climate change is accelerating global warming and making weather patterns highly unstable.
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Researchers at the University of Chicago's Climate Impact Lab have projected that the upcoming Super El Niño could result in up to 451,000 additional deaths globally between June 2026 and February 2027 due to extreme heat, droughts, and changing rainfall patterns.
The World Meteorological Organization has indicated that the impact of El Niño and above-normal sea surface temperatures are likely to persist until February 2027.
Climate change scientist Zeke Hausfather reported that the temperature anomaly in the critical Niño 3.4 region of the Pacific Ocean has risen 3.4 degrees Celsius above normal levels, exceeding any previously recorded El Niño event.
