U.n. Development Program

Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come.

You can almost smell the sea air from here, at the point where China, Russia and North Korea meet, where slogans pronounce "One eye, three countries" and tourists pose for photos against a green landscape in which the borders are imperceptible.

Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come.

You can almost smell the sea air from here, at the point where China, Russia and North Korea meet, where slogans pronounce "One eye, three countries" and tourists pose for photos against a green landscape in which the borders are imperceptible.