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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Nearly half a million people could die from El Nino heat in next six months, study says

The “super” El Nino weather event and the record global heat it is driving could cause almost half a million additional deaths worldwide over the next six months, a new report has warned.

Researchers say that up to 451,000 extra heat-related deaths between June and the end of February could be linked to El Nino, compared with the number of heat deaths expected in a typical year.

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