Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has warned that the combination of a strong El Niño phenomenon and rising global temperatures caused by climate change will worsen weather conditions around the world.
In a post on X on Monday, November 9, Guterres said the world had entered a new era of extreme weather conditions.
Referring to the latest report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), he said El Niño was emerging at a time when the planet was already severely overheated due to climate change.
The UN Secretary-General called on world leaders to accelerate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and speed up a just transition away from fossil fuels.
Guterres also stressed the need to provide vulnerable countries with the necessary financial resources and support to help them cope with the impacts of climate change.
