'The era of global boiling has arrived' warns the UN – video

The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, said scientists have confirmed July was on track to be the world's hottest month on record. Guterres warned 'the era of global warming has ended, the era of global boiling has arrived' after recent global temperatures shattered records. The steady rise in global average temperatures, driven by pollution that traps sunlight and acts like a greenhouse around the Earth, has made weather extremes worse

• Era of global boiling has arrived,' says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record