This year’s El Niño-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says

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The Climate Impact Lab warns that this year’s El Niño-driven heat could cause nearly half a million additional deaths globally, with poorer countries most affected due to food insecurity and high energy costs exacerbated by climate change and conflict impacts.

The heaviest toll is expected in poorer countries, already struggling with food insecurity and high energy costs, partly due to climate change and the fallout of the war in Iran, the University of Chicago-based Climate Impact Lab says