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A new report by climate scientists projects that more than 450,000 people could die from additional heat driven by the current 'super' El Niño by February 2027, on top of deaths already caused by climate-change-driven warming. The toll is expected to be felt globally, from Nigeria to the US and Indonesia to India, with this El Niño having already surpassed the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon months before its expected peak. The report underscores growing concern that El Niño-fueled extreme heat is compounding existing climate crisis impacts, contributing to the unusually active hurricane and storm activity seen this season.