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This year’s El Niño-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says
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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
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The Hindu
Climate Impact & Mortality Projections
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Mortality Forecast: El Niño-driven heat is projected to cause nearly 500,000 additional deaths this year.
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Geographic Vulnerability: Poorer countries are expected to bear the heaviest toll of the climate-driven heat.
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Economic Drivers: Nations currently face food insecurity and high energy costs, exacerbated by the war in Iran.
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Institutional Source: Data and projections provided by the University of Chicago-based Climate Impact Lab.
Global Socio-Economic Vulnerability
🔹 Developing Nations
Expected to experience the highest mortality rates due to existing food insecurity and limited energy affordability.
🔹 Global Health Sector
Facing increased mortality pressure directly linked to the current El Niño climatic event.
Climate Mortality Q&A
What is the projected death toll linked to this year's heat? ▾
The Climate Impact Lab estimates nearly half a million additional deaths.
Which factors are worsening the impact on poorer nations? ▾
Existing food insecurity, high energy costs, climate change, and the war in Iran.
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