El Niño’s Escalating Global Toll

Chronology

1. 03-09-2026
   Supersized El Niño Threatens Global Weather and Economy

   9 articles

   The World Meteorological Organization warns that a rapidly intensifying El Niño could become the strongest recorded in decades, reaching “very strong” levels toward the end of 2026 and continuing through at least February 2027. Tropical Pacific sea-surface temperatures are alread…
2. 23-09-2026
   Super El Niño Could Drive Hundreds of Thousands of Heat Deaths

   3 articles

   University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab projects that extreme heat associated with a powerful El Niño could cause about 451,000 excess deaths worldwide compared with a typical year. The estimate is a forecast—not a count of deaths already recorded—and articles describe slightl…
3. 01-11-2026
   Bolivia Declares Emergency as El Niño Intensifies

   3 articles

   Bolivia has declared a nationwide state of emergency as a strengthening El Niño threatens severe drought, flooding, flash floods and landslides. President Rodrigo Paz’s decree enables authorities to mobilize resources and rescue teams and coordinate action among national and regi…