KATHMANDU, Nepal - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world Monday 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.
Nepal's glaciers melted 65 percent faster in the last decade than in the previous one, said Guterres, who is on a four-day visit to Nepal. Scientists say they are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, exposing communities to unpredictable and costly disasters.