Super-sized El Niño could cause more than 450,000 heat deaths by February, study suggests
A new study suggests that a severe El Niño event could result in nearly 450,000 heat-related deaths worldwide by February.
Nearly half a million people across the world could lose their lives by February due to El Niño-driven extreme heat, according to a sobering new report.
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