Super El Niño Threatens 450,000 Deaths in Six Months; WMO Warns of Record Heat

Climate scientists estimate that the ongoing Super El Niño could cause over 450,000 deaths in the next six months due to extreme heat, with the Horn of Africa, Central America, and Pacific Islands (Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) most at risk. The WMO has declared this one of the strongest El Niño events on record, projecting new global temperature highs. The claim is an estimate based on modeling, not yet observed mortality, and underscores the urgency of climate mitigation.