A Postcard from the Future: The Heat Toll of the 2026–27 Super El Niño and What We Can Still Do
Michael Greenstone
Nat Keohane
Michelle Nunn
Hari Menon
Greg Puley
Event by: University of Chicago Institute for Climate & Sustainable Growth
Event format
In-person
Event duration
1 hour
Language
English
El Niño is turning this summer’s already-record heat up a notch, threatening to drive nearly universal above-normal temperatures worldwide. An upcoming Climate Impact Lab report projects that many people could die from this El Niño’s record heat, concentrated overwhelmingly in the countries with the least ability to adapt and the thinnest warning systems. In many respects, El Niño is a postcard from our future, providing a preview of temperatures expected to become normal under climate change
This session will address the scale of projected deaths, precisely where they will be concentrated, and what can still be done — at the global level and within individual countries and communities — to save lives.
This event is co-hosted by C2ES.