Guterres: Humanity is a victim of an extreme heat epidemic

"If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it is that it is getting warmer," said the UN Secretary-General.

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Humanity is the victim of an "extreme heat epidemic", United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned today, calling for measures to be taken to limit the impact of heat waves that are increasing due to climate change.

"If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it is that it is getting hotter... Billions of people are facing an epidemic of extreme heat, exposed to increasingly deadly heat waves, with temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius," Guterres said. to journalists.

According to the European network Copernicus, July 21, 22 and 24 this year were the hottest days ever recorded in the world.

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