UN chief: Pacific territories face climate 'annihilation'

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 22, 2024 5:12 pm

APIA, Samoa — UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that some Pacific territories face 'annihilation' from climate-induced cyclones, ocean heatwaves and rising sea levels.

On a visit to Samoa, he said the fate of Pacific islands depended on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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