India news: El Nino heat could kill 15,800 by February, report warns
A new Climate Impact Lab report warned that the El Nino heat will be most dangerous in places that are already hot and relatively poor. Meanwhile, Canada says PM Modi just confirmed a trip to the nation. Follow live.
India faces a grim warning from a research report on Wednesday, September 23, which predicts that the El Nino heat phenomenon may claim 15,800 lives by the end of February. The Climate Impact Lab, based at the University of Chicago, estimates that an additional 451,000 deaths could occur between June and February of next year compared to typical heat-related fatalities.
El Nino, a natural climate event occurring every two to seven years, is considered particularly strong when the surface temperature of the water off the west coast of South America surpasses 1.5 degrees Celsius above the average. In July, NOAA observed temperature increases of more than 3 degrees Celsius in the eastern and central Pacific.
The report warns that the Global South, including India, is more vulnerable to heat-related deaths. To mitigate the impact, governments are advised to provide heat warnings, hydration outreach, establish cooling centers, and enhance hospital capacity while planning for anticipatory financing.
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