Chile president and UN chief visit German research station in Antarctica

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Chile's President Gabriel Boric visited the German Antarctic Receiving Station during a three-day tour of the icy continent aimed at witnessing "the deadly impact of the climate crisis.

They arrived in Antarctica on Thursday and visited three Chilean scientific bases before returning to Chile on Saturday. They will also participate in the launching of a weather balloon. The Chilean presidency said the aim of the visit was to highlight the effects of global warming and call for joint efforts on a global scale to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Ahead of the COP28 climate summit, which starts next week in Dubai, Guterres urged world leaders to "redouble their efforts dramatically, with record ambitions, record actions, and record emissions reductions. And, the UN warned Monday that the planet is on a path for disastrous heating of between 2.5C and 2.9C by 2100.