This year’s powerful El Niño and the record global heat it’s driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, according to a new report.

This year’s powerful El Niño and the record global heat it’s driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, according to a new report. ↧ This year’s El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million... The grim warning by Climate Impact Lab says the heaviest toll is expected in poorer countries already struggling with food insecurity and high energy costs, partly due to climate change.