El Nino is a 'postcard from the future' — and could cause 451,000 excess heat deaths
First reported 29 Sept, 14:53 UTCUpdated 2d ago4 sources
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The current El Nino could cause 451,000 excess heat deaths. Researchers warn it offers a glimpse of temperatures that may become normal within 20 years.
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The climate science behind 2026’s super El Niño.
The current El Nino could cause 451,000 excess heat deaths. Researchers warn it offers a glimpse of temperatures that may become normal within 20 years.
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- How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another? (opens The Conversation in a new tab)
The climate science behind 2026’s super El Niño.
- El Nino is a 'postcard from the future' — and could cause 451,000 excess heat deaths (opens Deutsche Welle in a new tab)
The current El Nino could cause 451,000 excess heat deaths. Researchers warn it offers a glimpse of temperatures that may become normal within 20 years.
- This year’s El Niño looks a lot like 1997. What happened then? (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Columbia University climate scientist Azhar Ehsan said in a September media briefing that this year's atmospheric evolution looks similar to that of 1997, when one of the strongest-ever El Niños formed.
- El Nino dries Kalimantan rivers, hits coal shipments in Indonesia (opens Nikkei Asia in a new tab)
