UN Chief issues global call to action as world records hottest days ever 

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new “global call to action” to protect people from extreme heat just days after the world recorded its two hottest days in history. 

“If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,” Guterres stated in New York. He emphasized that scientists have clearly documented “a rapid rise in the scale, intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme-heat events” due to human-induced climate change.