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El Niño heat could kill half a million people by February

El Niño heat could kill half a million people by FebruaryWorldPing

Higher temperatures around the world due to the record-breaking El Niño will lead to an estimated 450,000 extra deaths by February unless swift action is taken, warn researchers…

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