# El Niño Threatens Global Impact

> Experts warn this year's strongest El Niño could cause 451,000 excess deaths worldwide.
- Title: El Niño Threatens Global Impact · Futurism | Shortify
- Summary: Experts warn this year's strongest El Niño could cause 451,000 excess deaths worldwide. This year's strongest El Niño may cause 451,000 excess deaths…
- Keywords: el nino, unicef, climate scientist, university of california los angeles, climate impacts lab, university of chicago, science, technology, Niño, Threatens, Global, Impact
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/science-energy/experts-fear-el-nino-wreak-havoc
- Author: Frank Landymore
- Published: 2026-10-11T16:01:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: el nino, unicef, climate scientist, university of california los angeles, climate impacts lab, university of chicago, science, technology
## Record Pacific Temperatures
Daily sea temperatures in the Tropical Pacific are six degrees Fahrenheit above normal, the highest on record.
## El Niño Intensity Rises
US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency upgraded odds of stronger El Niño from 75 percent to 83 percent.
## Climate Scientist Warning
Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, warned of widespread global impacts.

> The warning lights are flashing… This extreme El Niño event will have widespread global impacts
## Global Health Impact
University of Chicago’s Climate Impacts Lab estimated 451,000 excess deaths worldwide from El Niño.
## Key takeaway

This year's strongest El Niño may cause 451,000 excess deaths globally.