# What the deadliest ‘Super El Niño’ in history can teach us

https://mins.news/en/video/87832

- BBC News, 2026-10-06 09:37 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5qXWu0iwfg

> The 1877 El Niño contributed to the deaths of about 50 million people, roughly 3% of the population. As the world faces a record-breaking El Niño, historians and scientists examine what happened and what a warmer world could mean for future events.