# El Nino is a 'postcard from the future' — and could cause 451,000 excess heat deaths

> Researchers now estimate that the unusually high temperatures linked to the current El Nino could cause around 451,000 excess deaths worldwide from June 2026 to February 2027.

- Published: 2026-09-30T07:00:02.693Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T08:30:02.121Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Ben Armstrong, El Nino, Tamma Carleton, The Climate Impact Lab, land temperatures over the coming months, rainfall over the central and eastern Pacific, super El Nino, temperature and rainfall patterns around the world, the Pacific, the current El Niño, weather worldwide

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