'Humanity is in the hotseat': UN Secretary General declares 'global era of boiling'

Even before the month has finished, the UN Secretary-General has declared July 2023 as the hottest month in global history.

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00:00 Humanity is in the hot seat.

00:03 Today, the World Meteorological Organization

00:06 and the European Commission's Copernicus Climate Change

00:09 Service are releasing official data

00:12 that confirms that July 2023 is set to be the hottest months

00:18 ever recorded in human history.

00:21 We don't have to wait for the end of the month

00:27 to know this. Short of a mini ice age over the next days,

00:32 July 2023 will shatter records across the board.

00:38 According to the data released today,

00:40 July has already seen the hottest three-week period

00:43 ever recorded, the three hottest days on record,

00:47 and the highest ever ocean temperatures

00:49 for this time of year.

00:51 The consequences are clear, and they are tragic.

00:55 Children swept away by monsoon rains,

00:58 families running from the flames,

01:02 workers collapsing in scorching heat.

01:06 For vast parts of North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe,

01:09 it's a cruel summer.

01:11 For the entire planet, it is a disaster.

01:15 And for scientists, it is unequivocal.

01:18 Humans are to blame.

01:20 All this is entirely consistent with predictions

01:23 and repeated warnings.

01:25 The only surprise is the speed of the change.

01:29 Climate change is here.

01:32 It is terrifying, and it is just the beginning.

01:36 The era of global warming has ended.

01:39 The era of global boiling has arrived.

01:43 The air is unbreathable.

01:46 The heat is unbearable.

01:48 And the level of fossil fuel profits and climate inaction

01:51 is unacceptable.

01:54 Leaders must lead.

01:57 No more hesitancy.

01:59 No more excuses.

02:01 No more waiting for others to move first.

02:04 There is simply no more time for that.

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