World entering ‘age of climate extremes’: UN chief
The UN chief statement came as the UN’s World Meteorological Organization released a report indicating that 2026 has continued a streak of exceptional global temperatures, melting ice and rising sea levels
UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is entering an "age of climate extremes" as the UN's World Meteorological Organization released a report indicating that 2026 is expected to be among the hottest years on record. The unusually strong El Nino, which is colliding with a planet already superheated by manmade climate change, has led to record-breaking global temperatures, melting ice, rising sea levels, and intensifying extreme weather events.
Guterres urged leaders at the COP31 climate conference to "get serious" by cutting emissions faster, accelerating a just transition from fossil fuels, and delivering necessary finance and protection for vulnerable countries.
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