UN chief: Earth becoming hotter and more dangerous for all

FILE - A man rinses with fresh water on a sweltering hot day, at the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2024. FILE - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks with the media in Brussels, March 21, 2024.

The U.N. Secretary-General warned Thursday that the Earth is becoming hotter and more dangerous for everyone, killing nearly a half-million people annually, and he blamed fossil fuels for driving global warming.