UN chief calls for extreme weather warning systems for everyone on Earth

Antonio Guterres says entire planet should be covered by early warning systems within five years

Everyone on the planet should be covered by an early warning system against extreme weather and climate-related disasters within five years, the UN secretary general has said.

About a third of people around the world are not now covered by early warning systems, but in Africa the problem is greater, with about six in 10 people lacking such warnings.