The weather in Britain recorded the hottest temperature in its history after it topped 39.1 degrees.

The weather in Britain recorded the highest temperature in its history, exceeding 39.1 degrees.

Earlier, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that “half of humanity is at risk from floods, droughts, severe storms and wildfires,” stressing that “no country is immune.” In his speech at the “Petersburg Climate Dialogue” organized by Germany and Egypt in Berlin in preparation for the global climate conference “COP 27” to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, he noted that “although humanity is in danger of mass suicide due to behind the climate crisis, we continue to fuel our dependence on fossil fuels.”

Wildfires have flared up over the weekend in Europe, the Americas and Morocco, and Algeria is bracing for fires as record high temperatures hit the world in recent months.

Heatwaves hit India and South Asia, droughts devastated parts of Africa, and unprecedented heatwaves at both poles stunned scientists in March.