βHanging by a Threadβ: U.N. Chief Warns of Missing a Key Climate Target NYT: Science Raymond Zhong 5 June 2024 at 13:12 His comments came as the world bodyβs weather agency said it expected Earth to soon surpass the record high temperatures experienced in 2023. Β© R. Satish Babu/Agence France-Presse β Getty ImagesFire on marshland in Perumbakkam, near Chennai, India, last week.