Climate crisis is 'out of control', says UN after world's hottest week - video

The UN secretary general has said that 'climate change is out of control', as an unofficial analysis of data showed that average world temperatures in the seven days to Wednesday were the hottest week on record. 'If we persist in delaying key measures that are needed, I think we are moving into a catastrophic situation,' said António Guterres after reports emerged about the world temperature records being broken on Monday and Tuesday. The average global air temperature was 17.18C on Tuesday, according to data collated by the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), surpassing the record 17.01C reached on MondayUN says climate change 'out of control' after likely hottest week on record Continue reading...