
The current El Niño cycle could be the strongest since 1950, affecting more than 50 countries
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The research organization Climate Impact Lab has assessed the potential impacts of the current El Niño cycle.
More than 450,000 people could die due to extreme heat brought by the intensified El Niño phenomenon over the next six months, the Climate Impact Lab, a research organization, said.
“We project that 451,000 lives will be lost due to heat in the first half of the current El Niño... The projections cover expected deaths from June 2026 (the start of the current El Niño cycle) to the end of the currently available six-month seasonal forecast (February 2027),” the study says.
Given that the so-called super El Niño will continue into the spring of 2027, which is not included in the current forecast, the total number of deaths is expected to rise even further. According to the forecast, in the coming months, global land temperatures will exceed normal by 1.2 degrees Celsius, which is equivalent to the indicators that scientists expect only in 20 years.
According to the publication, El Niño will affect more than 50 countries. Nigeria, Indonesia, Sudan, India and Brazil are predicted to be hit the hardest.
The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that this could be the strongest El Niño since 1950.
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