Heat May Kill 451,000 People in First 9 Months of Super El Niño
In short
The current "Super El Niño" is causing global temperatures to rise by 1.2°C/2.1°F above normal, with 451,000 lives expected to be lost due to heat-related deaths in the first nine months of the event. The heat deaths that will occur this year will hit the Global South the hardest, with the Sahel region facing an additional 66,800 heat-related deaths, and countries like Nigeria, Sudan, Niger, and Chad seeing 17,500, 10,000, 8,000, and 6,800 additional heat deaths, respectively. The most impacted countries over the…
Key points
- The current "Super El Niño" is causing global temperatures to rise by 1.2°C/2.1°F above n…: The current "Super El Niño" is causing global temperatures to rise by 1.2°C/2.1°F above normal, with 451,000 lives expected to be lost due to heat-related deaths in the first nine months of the event.
- The heat deaths that will occur this year will hit the Global South the hardest, with the…: The heat deaths that will occur this year will hit the Global South the hardest, with the Sahel region facing an additional 66,800 heat-related deaths, and countries like Nigeria, Sudan, Niger, and Chad seeing 17,500, 10,000, 8,000, and 6,8
- The most impacted countries over the next six months include India, Brazil, Indonesia, Ph…: The most impacted countries over the next six months include India, Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Nigeria.