The death toll, bad as it is now, is going to be breathtaking in its scope in the future.
It will be unbelievable even when we are witnessing it, it will be difficult to comprehend. Just like Noahs Flood. The hydrologic water cycle pre-Flood was well understood and Noahs prediction of rainfall, much less a flood, seemed impossible. Only after the first hour of rainfall did it dawn on them, they were doomed and Noah was correct. Massive loss of wildlife and humanity.