Here's what the 'era of global boiling' means for Canada

Scientists are warning the world has entered into a 'global boiling' period. Here's what this means for Canada.

"Climate change is here. It is terrifying, and it is just the beginning."

The alarming statement was made by Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, at a press conference on Thursday.

"The era of global warming has ended, the era of global boiling has arrived," he said.

Guterres in his speech emphasized the need for world leaders, in particular of rich nations, to do more to cut carbon emissions and transition to renewable energy.

The sobering statement comes just after scientists around the world calculated that July was the hottest month on record and possibly the hottest the Earth's been for 120,000 years.

Heat waves across North America, Europe and Asia have pushed the average temperatures above the key threshold of 1.5 C multiple days in July, breaking a previous July 2019 record by 0.2 C.

"We need to take action to reduce our exposure and vulnerability to these extreme events," Gordon McBean, professor of geography and environment at the University of Western Ontario, told CTV's Your Morning on Friday.