# Could El Niño kill nearly half a million more people?

https://mins.news/en/video/71450

- DW News, 2026-09-23 23:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRm77NgsAlk

> Scientists warn that this year’s El Niño could contribute to nearly half a million additional heat-related deaths worldwide. A new study calls the event “a postcard from our future,” as it temporarily pushes global temperatures toward levels that could become normal around 2045.

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