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Humanity suffering from 'extreme heat epidemic,' UN chief warns

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25-07-2024 | 12:47

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Humanity suffering from 'extreme heat epidemic,' UN chief warns

Humanity is suffering an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.

"Billions of people are facing an extreme heat epidemic -- wilting under increasingly deadly heat waves, with temperatures topping 50 degrees Celsius around the world," he said. "That's 122 degrees Fahrenheit. And halfway to boiling."

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