Extreme weather is the new normal and poses a threat to the human race, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said yesterday in a bid to revive deadlocked global climate change talks.
Mr Ban's intervention came as efforts to agree a symbolic extension of the UN Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that obliges developed nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions, looked to be faltering.
In a speech to almost 200 nations meeting in Doha, Mr Ban said a thaw in Arctic sea ice to record lows this year, superstorms and rising sea levels were all signs of a crisis.
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