UN chief urges world to 'stop the madness' of climate change

On Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to stop the madness of climate change as he visited Himalayan regions struggling from rapidly melting glaciers to witness the devastating impact of the phenomenon.

“The rooftops of the world are caving in," Guterres said on a four-day visit to the Everest region in Nepal, adding that the country had lost nearly a third of its ice in just over three decades. Nepal's glaciers melted 65 percent faster in the last decade than in the previous one. The glaciers feed 10 of the world's most important river systems and directly or indirectly supply billions of people with food, energy, clean air and income.

Scientists say they are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, exposing communities to unpredictable and costly disasters.