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Researchers estimate a powerful El Niño may contribute to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide during the first nine months of the climate pattern.
South Africa could see about 1,200 additional heat deaths between September and February as a potentially record-breaking El Niño drives extreme temperatures and changing weather patterns worldwide.
Super El Nino could drive 451,000 excess heat deaths, with India, Nigeria and the Global South at risk; see how early action can save lives.