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Study: Super-sized El Niño could cause more than 450,000 heat deaths by February
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(CNN) — 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.
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. (Scripps News)
The super El Niño could cause 31,400 extra heat deaths in Nigeria alone. Heat warnings, cooling centres and worker protections could help save lives.