Every person on the planet should be protected by an early warning system for extreme weather events brought on by the climate crisis within the next five years, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message.
That is the bold target leaders from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN have set for themselves, as they seek to address the one in three people globally, most of whom reside in less developed parts of the world and large swaths of the African continent, still not covered by such early warning systems.
