'Humanity is on thin ice:' Major UN report calls for urgent action

<p>The latest UN climate report paints a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/20/un-climate-change-report-ipcc-says-urgent-action-needed/11478166002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dire</a> picture. Brendan Guy, the Director of International Climate at the Natural Resources Defense Council, explains.</p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/03/20/amazon-layoffs-2023-pxt-aws-twitch-advertising/11508561002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon</a> will lay off more workers.</p><p>President Joe Biden has issued his first <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/20/biden-first-veto-esg-woke-climate-investing-retirement/11385255002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">veto</a>.</p><p>USA TODAY Education Editor Nirvi Shah explains why Los Angeles <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/03/20/lausd-strike-los-angeles-unified-schools-close/11510978002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">teachers</a> are striking.</p><p>Team USA tries to win it all in the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/03/20/shohei-ohtani-delivers-grand-usa-japan-world-baseball-classic-final/11513004002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Baseball Classic</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>(Audio: Associated Press, Tokyo Broadcasting Systems)</p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/21/urgent-action-needed-climate-more-amazon-layoffs-5-things-podcast/11513149002/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=show_description&amp;utm_campaign=5things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#