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Super El Niño Heat Could Kill Nearly Half a Million People in 6 Months, Report Warns
A new report describes this year's El Niño as a "postcard from the future," delivering unusually warm temperatures that will become normal in just a few decades.
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Extreme heat brought about by this year’s “super” El Niño could result in the deaths of more than 450,000 people across the world in the next six months, a new report warns.
Researchers with the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab project that global temperatures will be 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 Celsius) above normal in the coming months, leading to a 44% increase in extremely hot days compared to normal years. As a result, the researchers estimate an increase in…
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