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2026-09-23 · DW

India news: El Nino heat could kill 15,800 by February, report warns

Here are the biggest headlines from India on Wednesday, September 23: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed. This year's powerful El Nino phenomenon, which is driving global heat to record levels and contributing to severe droughts, wildfires and water shortages, is likely to cause 15,800 deaths in India by the end of February, according to a research report released on Wednesday. The warning, released by the University of Chicago-based Climate Impact Lab, said as many as 451,000 more deaths between June and February of next year could be attributed to El Nino, when compared to typical heat-related deaths in a year.

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