https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/powerful-el-nino-could-cause-more-than-450-000-deaths-scientists-sayContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/powerful-el-nino-could-cause-more-than-450-000-deaths-scientists-sayhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/powerful-el-nino-could-cause-more-than-450-000-deaths-scientists-say#u83391Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:31:00 +0000A record-breaking super El Niño has already surpassed previous temperature records weeks before its expected peak. Scientists warn that extreme heat driven by the phenomenon could cause more than 450,000 deaths globally by February. The event is described as a historic peak that continues to intensify, threatening significant loss of life through heat-related causes over the next six months.Why it mattersEl Niño is a climate pattern involving the warming of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific. This specific event is categorized as a super El Niño due to its unpreceden