00:00Sea surface temperatures in the Pacific have risen more than 0.5 C above average,
00:05signaling what experts say is the strongest El Nino in living memory.
00:09This extreme weather event could bring deadly heat and disease outbreaks worldwide.
00:14The World Meteorological Organization warns that much of the Southern Hemisphere
00:18will face its hottest months early next year, increasing risks of death and severe illness.
00:24Alongside heat, shifting rainfall patterns threaten water security and nutrition,
00:30while mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and dengue could spread to new regions.
00:35The WMO highlights malnutrition and cholera as urgent concerns where drought and flooding overlap,
00:41with 150 million people already facing acute food insecurity.
00:46Teresa Zaccaria from the World Health Organization calls El Nino a risk multiplier
00:51that hits hardest where health systems are weakest.
00:54Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary General, urges health authorities to
00:59act now and treat extreme heat as a predictable public health risk.
01:04Disclosure, this video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced
01:09using AI-assisted tools.
