UN: Guterres, “climate collapse has begun”

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: “Our planet just endured a boiling season – the hottest summer on record. Climate collapse has begun. We have no time to waste.”

Sicily fires

Sicily is on fire, with desert temperatures and the island surrounded by fires, many villages have evacuated, and airports and stretches of the highway have closed; the situation is devastating: a woman died. Firefighters at work in the provinces of Palermo and Messina. The climate is causing severe problems throughout Italy.