{
  "id": 9784045,
  "title": "Nearly half a million people could die from El Niño heat by February",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/nearly-half-a-million-people-could-die-from-el-nino-heat-by-february",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T15:13:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/environment/nearly-half-a-million-people-could-die-from-el-ni%C3%B1o-heat-by-february-1.500687774"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: More than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths could occur worldwide by February as an unusually powerful El Niño drives temperatures higher across much of the planet, according to new projections from the Climate Impact Lab at the University of Chicago. The estimate covers the first nine months of the current El Niño, from June 2026 through February 2027, and measures deaths associated…",
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        "published": "2026-09-25T13:19:47.000Z"
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    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}