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

September 22, 2026
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This year’s powerful El Nino and the record heat it’s driving could lead to nearly half a million more heat-related deaths worldwide by the end of February | 100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA

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