El Niño is coming. The last time ocean temp. looked like this, millions died
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- #Emergency Preparedness
- #Global Impact
- #Climate Crisis
- A Super El Niño is projected with over 95% probability by winter, similar to the 1877 event that caused widespread famine and a 3-4% global population loss.
- Historical El Niño events have led to trillions in economic losses, massive coral reef destruction, temperature spikes, and significant premature deaths from air pollution.
- Climate change exacerbates El Niño's effects, potentially pushing global temperatures past 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels and threatening Paris Agreement targets.
- Impacts are global, affecting food security, infrastructure, and economies across borders, with supply chain disruptions and migration driven by droughts and floods.
- Preparation requires international cooperation, early warning systems, food reserves, and proactive government responses to mitigate humanitarian and economic disasters.