Health officials warn El Niño’s extreme temperatures could kill this summer
A strengthening El Niño poses health and weather risks for New Zealand, with emergency agencies warning of potential deaths and severe storms.
Health officials are warning that erratic temperatures associated with an intensifying El Niño could cause deaths during the coming summer. Pacific ocean temperatures are already exceeding 1998 records. Emergency response agencies are preparing for the potential impacts, including severe storms and drought conditions across New Zealand. Recent heatwaves in Europe have demonstrated the mortality risk from extreme heat events.
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Otago Daily Times
Warning El Niño's 'spiky' temperatures could kill people this summer
Newsroom
Emergency agencies prepare for super El Niño threat
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