# This year’s El Niño could cause 450,000 deaths, group says

https://mins.news/en/video/71582

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-24 01:30 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFeIzki6c9I

> A Climate Impact Lab report says this year’s powerful El Niño and the record heat it is driving could produce nearly half a million additional heat-related deaths worldwide by the end of February. Poorer countries facing food insecurity and high energy costs are expected to suffer the heaviest toll.

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