15 consecutive months of record-high global temperatures by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), agencies   14 Sep. 2024   15 consecutive months of record-high global temperatures. (WMO)   The extended streak of extraordinarily high temperatures has continued, and the year so far has been the warmest on record for the globe, with Africa, Europe and South America each ranking first, according to three leading international datasets.   It was the warmest August on record, marking the 15th consecutive month of record-high global temperatures, which it itself is a record, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said it was the joint warmest August on record (with August 2023).   The northern hemisphere (boreal) summer was the hottest on record and July saw the hottest day on record. Global temperatures in both July and August 2023 and 2024 were well above anything recorded before.   Extreme weather – including intense heat, extreme precipitation and drought – accompanied by floods and wildfires – continued to cause devastation and despair in many countries in August.   With the impacts of climate change increasing constantly, WMO is also intensifying efforts to help protect people from life-threatening weather through the Early Warnings for All Campaign.   So far, 2023 is the warmest year on record. Temperatures are just one of the indicators of climate change. Others include ocean heat, sea ice and glaciers.   Global sea ice extent was the second lowest on record in August, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service and NOAA reports. The global ocean was second warmest on record for August.   http://wmo.int/media/news/record-breaking-temperatures-continue-august http://wmo.int/news/media-centre/vicious-circle-of-climate-change-wildfires-and-air-pollution-has-major-impacts http://www.un-ihe.org/news/dams-increasing-danger-collapse-due-climate-change-and-conflict http://www.un-ihe.org/news/researchers-warn-dramatic-changes-are-needed-support-basic-living-standards-2050 http://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/achieving-prosperity-for-planet-and-people-requires-fair-resource-sharing-and-addressing-inequality-new-earth-commission-study http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(24)00042-1/fulltext   Sep. 2024   One third of children worldwide exposed to extreme heatwaves as temperatures hit record highs, new report reveals.   One-third of the total global child population—or 766 million children - were exposed to extreme heatwaves in the year between July 2023 and June 2024 as temperatures hit new record highs, according to new analysis by Save the Children.   In the same period, 344 million children – 15% of the world’s total - experienced the highest temperature recorded in their location since at least 1980.   Children around the world are experiencing more intense and frequent heatwaves because of the climate crisis, putting their physical and mental health as well as rights at significant risk, the child rights organisation said.   Save the Children analysed satellite imagery of surface temperatures covering every part of the world. The child rights organisation defined an “extreme heatwave” as three consecutive days experiencing a temperature in the top 1% of all those recorded in that location in the previous 30 years.   The data showed that the number of children affected by extreme heatwaves almost doubled from 2022/23 to 2023/24.   The new data showed that in July 2024 alone, 170 million children experienced heatwaves. The same month also saw unprecedented heat globally, including the hottest day ever on record.   Children’s bodies are less able to regulate their temperature compared to adults, making them more vulnerable to heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke, Save the Children said. Their respiratory and immune systems are also still developing, making them more susceptible to the negative health impacts of poor air quality that often accompanies heatwaves.   Save the Children said that extreme heat is leading to an increase in child hospitalisations, the prevalence of respiratory conditions like asthma, in addition to impacting children’s mental health and overall development. Heatwaves are also worsening existing inequalities and food insecurity.   Heatwaves also disrupt education through school closures and decreased learning. In April and May 2024, more than 210 million children missed out on school days due to extreme heat. In Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, in May at least 26 million children or 52% of all the country’s pupils in pre-primary, primary and secondary education missed classes due to extreme heat.   In conflict zones, the compounding effects of heatwaves and humanitarian crises further endanger children already facing precarious circumstances.   Shruti Agarwal, Senior Adviser on Climate Change and Sustainable Economies at Save the Children, said:   “The scale of this crisis is staggering. When nearly a third of the world’s children are exposed to heatwaves, it’s not just a record, but a catastrophe. This is no longer about discomfort, we’re talking about a threat to children’s survival, their education, their future. What we are seeing is an alarming trend where heatwaves are becoming more frequent, more severe and longer lasting, hitting children most impacted by inequality and discrimination the hardest. These heatwaves are not just a weather phenomenon – they're a bleak indicator of our planet's health and pose a grave and disproportionate risk to the health and wellbeing of children and future generations.   “The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat. For children, it means growing up on an increasingly uninhabitable planet. And while they are the least responsible for the mess we’re in, they have the most to lose. Children and young people have been speaking up for years now, and it’s high time world leaders show they are listening by taking bold action to save their lives and their futures.”   Save the Children is calling for national governments to rapidly phase out the use and subsidy of fossil fuels and ensure a just and equitable transition in order to limit warming temperatures to 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels.   http://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/document/policy-brief-extreme-heat-and-childrens-development-and-wellbeing/ http://reliefweb.int/report/world/analytical-study-impact-loss-and-damage-adverse-effects-climate-change-full-enjoyment-human-rights-exploring-equity-based-approaches-and-solutions-addressing-same-ahrc5730-advance-edited-version http://reliefweb.int/report/world/world-social-protection-report-2024-26-universal-social-protection-climate-action-and-just-transition   Aug. 2024   The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2023 report details how sea level rise in the region is above the global average. Sea surface temperatures have risen three times faster than the global average since 1980. During that time marine heatwaves have approximately doubled in frequency since 1980 and are more intense and are lasting longer.   The report was released by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga. It was accompanied by a special briefing document on Surging Seas in a Warming World, described by Mr Guterres as “an SOS on sea level rise.”   “A worldwide catastrophe is putting this Pacific paradise in peril,” said Mr Guterres.“ Global average sea levels are rising at an unprecedented rate. The ocean is overflowing.”   “The reason is clear: greenhouse gases – overwhelmingly generated by burning fossil fuels – are cooking our planet. And the sea is taking the heat – literally.”   Despite accounting for just 0.02 per cent of global emissions – the Pacific islands are uniquely exposed. Their average elevation is just one to two meters above sea level; 90 percent of the population live within 5 kilometres of the coast and half the infrastructure is within 500 metres of the sea, said Mr Guterres. But the problem is global, he said.   “Surging seas are coming for us all – together with the devastation of fishing, tourism, and the Blue Economy. Across the world, around a billion people live in coastal areas threatened by our swelling ocean. Yet even though some sea level rise is inevitable, its scale, pace, and impact are not. That depends on our decisions,” said Mr Guterres, reiterating his urgent calls for drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and increasing funding for climate adaptation.   "The survival plan for our planet is simple: Establishing a just transition for the phaseout of the fossil fuels that are responsible for 85 per cent of the emissions of greenhouse gases. All countries must produce national climate plans — nationally determined contributions — by next year, aligning with the 1.5°C upper limit of global heating".   "The Group of 20 (G20) — the biggest emitters responsible for 80 per cent of those emissions — must step up and lead, by phasing out the production and consumption of fossil fuels and stopping their expansion immediately. When Governments sign new oil and gas licenses, they are signing away our future. The Pacific Island States’ ambition for a fossil-fuel-free Pacific is a blueprint for the G20 and for the world".   “Climate change has become a global crisis and is the defining challenge that humanity currently faces. Communities, economies and ecosystems throughout the South-West Pacific region are significantly affected by its cascading impacts. It is increasingly evident that we are fast running out of time to turn the tide,” said WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo.   “The ocean has taken up more than 90 percent of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases and is undergoing changes which will be irreversible for centuries to come. Human activities have weakened the capacity of the ocean to sustain and protect us and – through sea level rise – are transforming a lifelong friend into a growing threat,” she said. “Already we are seeing more coastal flooding, shoreline retreat, saltwater contamination of freshwater supplies and displacement of communities.”   The State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2023 report highlights 34 reported hydrometeorological hazard events in 2023 – most of them storm or flood related – directly impacting more than 25 million people in the region.   Sea level rise   In much of the western tropical Pacific, sea level has risen approximately 10–15 cm (4–6 in), nearly twice the global rate measured since 1993. In the central tropical Pacific, sea level has risen approximately 5–10 cm (2–4 in), according to the State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2023 Report.   Rising sea levels have resulted in dramatic increases in the frequency of coastal flooding since 1980. According to the Pacific Islands Climate Change Monitor 2021, notable increases include: Guam from 2 to 22 times a year; Penrhyn, Cook Islands from 5 to 43 times a year; Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands from 2 to 20 times a year; Papeete, French Polynesia from 5 to 34 times a year; and Pago Pago, American Samoa from 0 to 102 times a year.   Global mean sea level will continue to rise over the 21st century in response to continued warming of the climate system, and this rise will continue for centuries to millennia due to continuing deep ocean heat uptake and mass loss from ice sheets.   Sea Surface Temperature   Over 1981-2023, nearly the entire South-West Pacific region shows ocean surface warming, reaching rates of more than 0.4°C per decade north-east of New Zealand and south of Australia. This is about three times faster than the global surface ocean warming rate (global mean sea surface temperature has increased over recent decades at a rate of about 0.15°C per decade)   Marine heatwaves   Marine heatwaves have become more intense and have approximately doubled in frequency since 1980. From the 1980s to 2000s the average duration of marine heatwaves in much of the Pacific region was within the five to 16-day range. However, this has increased markedly since 2010, with most of the Pacific now suffering heatwaves of eight to 20 days – or even longer.   Even under moderate climate warming scenarios, marine heatwaves will become more frequent and last longer in the coming years, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).   The increasing intensity of marine heatwaves has far-reaching implications, from adverse impacts on fish stocks and coral reef resilience, to toxic algae blooms and species distinction for most severe and persistent extremes. This has a major impact on ecosystems, economies, and livelihoods in the Pacific.   Ocean acidification: The ocean absorbs an estimated 25 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, ocean acidification has increased globally over the past four decades. Measurements collected show a more than 12 per cent increase in acidity over the period 1988–2020.   Significant declines in surface ocean chlorophyll and estimated phytoplankton size since 1998 are detectable across major portions of the Pacific Islands region. This has major implications for the marine food chain.   http://wmo.int/news/media-centre/climate-change-transforms-pacific-islands http://www.un.org/climatechange/reports/sea-level-rise http://press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm22342.doc.htm http://www.ipsnews.net/2024/08/un-secretary-general-warns-of-brutal-impacts-of-climate-change-for-pacific-islands/ http://fossilfueltreaty.org/sids4-outcome http://fossilfueltreaty.org/news Visit the related web page
	Extreme heat is increasing, disrupting children’s health by UN News, UNICEF, WMO, news agencies   Aug. 2024   Almost half a billion children live in areas experiencing at least twice as many extremely hot days as their grandparents - UNICEF   One in 5 children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared to just six decades ago, according to a new UNICEF analysis.   Using a comparison between a 1960s and a 2020-2024 average, the analysis issues a stark warning about the speed and scale at which extremely hot days – measured as more than 35 degrees Celsius / 95 degrees Fahrenheit – are increasing for almost half a billion children worldwide, many without the infrastructure or services to endure it.   “The hottest summer days now seem normal,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “Extreme heat is increasing, disrupting children’s health, well-being and daily routines.”   The analysis also examines country-level data and finds that in 16 countries, children now experience more than a month of additional extremely hot days compared to six decades ago. In South Sudan, for example, children are living through a yearly average of 165 extremely hot days this decade compared to 110 days in the 1960s, while in Paraguay it has jumped to 71 days from 36.   Globally, children in West and Central Africa face the highest exposure to extremely hot days and the most significant increases over time, according to the analysis. 123 million children – or 39 per cent of children in the region – now experience an average of more than one third of the year – or at least 95 days – in temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius, reaching as many as 212 days in Mali, 202 days in Niger, 198 days in Senegal, and 195 days in Sudan. In Latin America and the Caribbean, almost 48 million children live in areas that are experiencing twice the number of extremely hot days.   Heat stress within the body, caused by exposure to extreme heat, poses unique threats to the health and well-being of children and pregnant women, particularly if cooling interventions are not available. It has been linked to pregnancy complications such as gestational chronic diseases and adverse birth outcomes including stillbirth, low birth weight, and preterm birth. Excess levels of heat stress also contribute to child malnutrition, non-communicable diseases such as heat-related illnesses, and leave children more vulnerable to infectious diseases that spread in high temperatures such as malaria and dengue. Evidence shows that it also impacts neurodevelopment, mental health, and well-being.   Extreme heat also has more concerning effects when experienced in longer periods of time. While extreme heat is increasing in every country worldwide, the analysis shows that children are also exposed to more severe, longer, and frequent heatwaves. Across 100 countries, more than half of children are experiencing twice as many heatwaves today as 60 years ago.   In the United States, for example, 36 million children are exposed to double the number of heatwaves compared to 60 years ago, and 5.7 million are exposed to three times as many.   The impact of climate-related hazards on child health is multiplied by how climate-related hazards affect food and water security and contamination, damage infrastructure, disrupt services for children, including education, and drive displacement.   In addition, the severity of these impacts is determined by underlying vulnerabilities and inequities children face based on their socioeconomic status, gender, location, existing health status and country context.   In the coming months, all Member State Parties to the Paris Agreement must submit new national climate plans – Nationally Defined Contributions (NDC 3.0). These plans will set the course of climate action for a decade. They are a timebound opportunity to set out concrete plans to realise the goals of the Paris agreement.   UNICEF is calling on leaders, governments and the private sector to seize this opportunity to deliver urgent and bold climate action which upholds the right of every child to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.   http://www.unicef.org/press-releases/almost-half-billion-children-live-areas-experiencing-least-twice-many-extremely-hot http://climate.copernicus.eu/new-record-daily-global-average-temperature-reached-july-2024   Aug. 2024   Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year. (Guardian news)   A record 15 national heat records have been broken since the start of this year, an influential climate historian has told the Guardian, as weather extremes grow more frequent and climate breakdown intensifies.   An additional 130 monthly national temperature records have also been broken, along with tens of thousands of local highs registered at monitoring stations from the Arctic to the South Pacific, according to Maximiliano Herrera, who keeps an archive of extreme events.   He said the unprecedented number of records in the first six months was astonishing. “This amount of extreme heat events is beyond anything ever seen or even thought possible before,” he said. “The months from February 2024 to July 2024 have been the most record-breaking for every statistic.”   This is alarming because last year’s extreme heat could be largely attributed to a combination of man-made global heating – caused by burning gas, oil, coal and trees – and a natural El Nino phenomenon, a warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean surface that is associated with higher temperatures in many parts of the world. The El Niño has been fading since February of this year, but this has brought little relief.   “Far from dwindling with the end of El Niño, records are falling at even much faster pace now compared to late 2023,” said Herrera.   New ground is broken every day at a local level. On some days, thousands of monitoring stations set new records of monthly maximums or minimums. The latter is particularly punishing as high night-time temperatures mean people and ecosystems have no time to recover from the relentless heat. In late July, for example, China’s Yueyang region sweltered though an unprecedentedly elevated low of 32C during its dark hours, with dangerously high humidity.   The geographic range of all-time national records is staggering. Mexico tied its peak of 52C at Tepache on 20 June. On the other side of the world, the Australian territory of Cocos Islands tied its all-time high with 32.8C on 7 April for the third time this year.   But the fiercest heat has concentrated on the tropics. On 7 June, Egypt registered a national high of 50.9C at Aswan. Two days before that Chad tied its national record of 48C at Faya. On 1 May, Ghana hit a new peak of 44.6C at Navrong, while Laos entered new heat territory with 43.7C at Tha Ngon. Herrera said the tropics had set records every day for 15 months in a row.   Herrera, a Costa Rican who has been monitoring climate records for 35 years, fills an important gap in global temperature monitoring. Since 2007, international records are archived by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which organises expert panels to scrutinise each one in a time-consuming process. Meanwhile, national and subnational records are updated hourly or daily by a plethora of different organisations. Herrera brings the latter together rapidly, double-checks with local sources, and maintains updates on his Extreme Temperatures Around the World account.   His findings are in line with, and often ahead of, big institutions, all of which are warning of a rapidly heating world.   “Sirens are blaring across all major indicators … Some records aren’t just chart-topping – they’re chart-busting. And changes are speeding up,” the UN secretary general, António Guterres, said of last year’s intense global heat.   The European Union’s leading monitoring agency, the Copernicus Climate Change Service, recently reported that June was the 13th month in a row to set a monthly temperature record, with temperatures 1.5C above the preindustrial average, bringing more intense heatwaves, extreme rainfall events and droughts; reductions in ice sheets, sea ice, and glaciers, as well as accelerated sea-level rise and ocean heating.   The WMO has also reported that at least 10 countries have recorded temperatures above 50C so far this year.   There is no end in sight for unwelcome records, according to Carlo Buontempo, the director of Copernicus: “Even if this specific streak of extremes ends at some point, we are bound to see new records being broken as the climate continues to warm. This is inevitable unless we stop adding greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and the oceans.”   Hopes of a cooling have so far proved elusive. The preliminary data from the Copernicus ERA5 satellite suggests that 22 July was the hottest day in the Earth’s recorded history, with an average global surface air temperature of 17.15C.   Herrera said he hoped extreme weather alerts could prepare the world for what was coming and reduce threats to lives, infrastructure and economies. “It’s during extreme weather that we humans and other species are under stress or at risk, so it’s when we are more potentially vulnerable,” he said.   http://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/14/unprecedented-number-of-heat-records-broken-around-world-this-year http://wmo.int/news/media-centre/un-secretary-general-issues-call-action-extreme-heat-0   25 July 2024   Extreme heat is having an extreme impact on people and planet, by Antonio Guterres - United Nations Secretary-General   This has been a week of unprecedented heat. First, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service declared Sunday July 21st as the hottest day on record. Then on Monday July 22nd, the mercury climbed even higher.   And now we have just received preliminary data indicating that Tuesday July 23rd was in the same range.   In other words, this past Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were the three hottest days on record. But let’s face facts: extreme temperatures are no longer a one day, one week or one month phenomenon.   If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat. Earth is becoming hotter and more dangerous for everyone, everywhere.   Billions of people are facing an extreme heat epidemic - wilting under increasingly deadly heatwaves, with temperatures topping 50 degrees Celsius around the world. That’s 122 degrees Fahrenheit. And halfway to boiling.   This year, we’ve seen a deadly heatwave hit the Sahel – with spiking hospitalisations and deaths. And broken temperature records across the United States – reportedly placing 120 million people under heat advisory warnings. Scorching conditions have killed 1,300 pilgrims during Haj; Shut down tourist attractions in Europe’s sweatbox cities; And closed schools across Asia and Africa – impacting more than 80 million children.   Of course, summer heat is as old as the hills. But the World Meteorological Organization, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and others have documented a rapid rise in the scale, intensity, frequency and duration of extreme-heat events.   And it comes against a background of ever-rising temperatures – with June officially the 13th consecutive month to break global temperature records.   Extreme heat is increasingly tearing through economies, widening inequalities, undermining the Sustainable Development Goals and killing people. Heat is estimated to kill almost half a million people a year, that’s about 30 times more than tropical cyclones.   We know what is driving it: fossil fuel-charged, human-induced climate change. And we know it’s going to get worse. Extreme heat is the new abnormal.   But the good news is we can save lives and limit its impact. Today, we are launching a global call to action with four areas of focus.   First, caring for the most vulnerable. Crippling heat is everywhere – but it doesn’t affect everyone equally. Those most at risk when the mercury soars include the urban poor. Pregnant women. People with disabilities. Older people. The very young, the sick, the displaced, and the impoverished – who often live in substandard housing without access to cooling.   For example, heat-related deaths for people over 65 years of age increased around 85 percent in 20 years.   UNICEF tells us that almost 25 per cent of all children today are exposed to frequent heatwaves. By 2050, that could rise to virtually 100 per cent.   And the number of urban poor living in extreme heat could rise 700 per cent. Extreme heat amplifies inequality, inflames food insecurity, and pushes people further into poverty.   We must respond by massively increasing access to low-carbon cooling; expanding passive cooling – such as natural solutions and urban design; and cleaning up cooling technologies while boosting their efficiency.   The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that, together, these measures could protect 3.5 billion people by 2050, while slashing emissions and saving consumers $1 trillion a year.   It’s also vital to boost protection for the most vulnerable – in line with the Early Warning Systems for All initiative. The World Health Organization and World Meteorological Organization estimate that scaling-up heat health-warning systems in 57 countries alone could save almost 100,000 lives a year.   Finance to help safeguard communities from climate chaos is essential. And I urge developed countries to honour their promises, and show how they will close the gaping adaptation finance gap.   Second, we must step up protections for workers. A new report from the International Labour Organization – being released today – warns that over 70 per cent of the global workforce – 2.4 billion people – are now at high risk of extreme heat.   In Asia and the Pacific, three in four workers are now exposed to extreme heat. More than eight out of ten in Arab States, more than nine out of ten in Africa.   Meanwhile, the Europe and Central Asia region has the most rapidly increasing workforce exposure to excessive heat. And the Americas is seeing the most rapidly increasing heat-related occupational injuries.   All of this is having a profound impact on people and the economy. Excessive heat is the cause of almost 23 million workplace injuries worldwide. And as daily temperatures rise above 34°C – or 93.2°F – labour productivity drops by 50%.   Heat stress at work is projected to cost the global economy $2.4 trillion by 2030. Up from $280 billion in the mid-1990s. We need measures to protect workers, grounded in human rights. And we must ensure that laws and regulations reflect the reality of extreme heat today – and are enforced.   Third, we must massively boost the resilience of economies and societies using data and science. Extreme heat impacts almost every area: Infrastructure buckles, crops fail, and pressure piles on water supplies, health systems and electricity grids.   Cities are a particular worry – they are heating up at twice the global average. Countries, cities, and sectors need comprehensive, tailored Heat Action Plans, based on the best science and data. And we need a concerted effort to heatproof economies, critical sectors, and the built environment.   Finally, I want to make one over-arching point. Today, our focus is on the impact of extreme heat. But let’s not forget that there are many other devastating symptoms of the climate crisis: Ever-more fierce hurricanes. Floods. Droughts. Wildfires. Rising sea levels. The list goes on. To tackle all these symptoms, we need to fight the disease.   The disease is the madness of incinerating our only home. The disease is the addiction to fossil fuels. The disease is climate inaction. Leaders across the board must wake up and step up.   That means governments – especially G20 countries – as well as the private sector, cities and regions. They must act as though our future depends on it – because it does.   All countries must deliver by next year nationally determined contributions – or national climate action plans – aligned to limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.   The International Energy Agency has shown that fossil fuel expansion and new coal plants are inconsistent with meeting that limit.   I must call out the flood of fossil fuel expansion we are seeing in some of the world’s wealthiest countries. In signing such a surge of new oil and gas licenses, they are signing away our future.   The leadership of those with the greatest capabilities and capacities is essential. Countries must phase-out fossil fuels – fast and fairly. They must end new coal projects. The G20 must shift fossil fuel subsidies to renewables and support vulnerable countries and communities.   And national climate action plans must show how each country will contribute to the global goals agreed at COP28 to triple the world’s renewables capacity, and end deforestation – by 2030. They must also cut global consumption and production of fossil fuels by thirty percent in the same timeframe.   And we need similar 1.5-aligned transition plans from business, the financial sector, cities and regions.   Climate action also requires finance action. That includes countries coming together for a strong finance outcome from COP29; progress on innovative sources of finance; drastically boosting the lending capacity of multilateral development banks to help developing countries tackle the climate crisis; and wealthier countries making good on all their climate finance commitments.   The message is clear: the heat is on. Extreme heat is having an extreme impact on people and planet. The world must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures.   http://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/press-encounter/2024-07-25/secretary-generals-press-conference-extreme-heat http://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/25/un-speech-fossil-fuel-climate-crisis Visit the related web page
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