The weather pattern could become the strongest on record, with developing countries expected to bear the heaviest toll
The powerful El Nino now developing in the Pacific could cause hundreds of thousands of heat-related deaths worldwide, with developing countries projected to bear the heaviest toll, according to a new study.
El Nino is a natural warming of the tropical Pacific that can disrupt weather around the world, bringing extreme heat and drought to some regions and heavy rainfall and flooding to others. The current event could become the strongest on record.
The Climate Impact Lab, a research group involving the University of Chicago and other institutions, said in a report released this week that extreme heat linked to the 2026-27 El Nino could cause 451,000 additional deaths worldwide.
The impact is projected to be concentrated overwhelmingly in the Global South. Over the next six months, researchers forecast 66,800 additional heat deaths across Africa’s Sahel region, including 31,400 in Nigeria and 17,500 in Sudan. Indonesia could see another 19,300 deaths, India 15,800, and Brazil 13,300.
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