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Aklima Parvin (19) keeps har face covered as she stands in a boat stranded on a mud flat. She faces discrimination due to her skin discolouration and pigmentation. She stopped going to college and spends her days alone since many of her friends are now married and have left the area.

Revealing images from the front line of climate change in Bangladesh

21 June 2023

People are increasingly grappling with the impacts of a shifting climate in Bangladesh, something that journalist Fabeha Monir has captured in a series of photos

A shoulder of Alexandra Peak, the second heighest peak in the Rwenzori range, as seen from Margherita Peak. In the valley between the two peaks lies Stanley Glacier. The glacier was once so high that guides could lead clients across it on a gentle walk between the peaks. Today the face of the mountain is exposed as the glacier dies.

See the magnificent but melting glaciers of the Rwenzori mountains

31 May 2023

Spanning Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the glaciers of this little-studied mountain range may vanish this decade. These stunning photographs capture them before they disappear

El Niño climate events cost tropical countries trillions of dollars

18 May 2023

Long periods of extreme weather caused by El Niño events have a severe and long-lasting economic impact for the hardest-hit nations, an analysis has found

The settlement of Qassiarsuk in Greenland was once probably the site of Brattahlid, the home of Viking Leif Erikson

Vikings left Greenland after growing ice sheet caused sea level rise

17 April 2023

The increasing mass of the Greenland ice sheet caused local sea level to rise more than 3 metres after Vikings colonised Greenland, flooding many settlements and contributing to their abandonment of the place

Image taken: 2nd March 2023 SNOW WAY! The surreal site of snow-draped cacti in Arizona???s Sonoran Desert was captured in breath-taking detail by Jack Dykinga last week. The scenes, which meteorologists have described as ???once in a generation??? demonstrate a rare convergence of nature???s extremes. The Sonoran desert is typically known for its arid sub-tropical climate. Even in winter, days are sunny and mild. But this month the area saw 2-4 inches of snow that lasted about 4 hours. Dykinga, who has been photographing the Sonorn Desert since 1976, says the last big snow was a full decade ago. He described this year???s otherworldly scenes as ???pure magic, seemingly out of place and strikingly beautiful.??? Before the snow arrived, the Desert looked completely different, boasting an explosion of flowers and clear blue skies. The reason for the uncharacteristic snowfall is not fully understood. The current La Ni??a event (a cyclic weather pattern that influences global weather) is partly responsible, coupled with a persistent blocking pattern over the Pacific Ocean and cold air migrating south from the Arctic. Climate change also means extreme weather events are becoming more likely.

Rare photograph of snow in the usually baking hot Sonoran desert

22 March 2023

This striking image shows the fleeting moment that the Sonoran desert in a parched corner of North America was blanketed in 10 centimetres of snow

Deforestation is reducing rainfall all over the tropics

1 March 2023

Satellite data shows rainfall in tropical regions across the globe has declined in deforested areas in line with what climate models have been predicting

perfect blue sky with clouds and water of the sea

We need to test solar geoengineering techniques soon, say researchers

27 February 2023

Solar geoengineering has met opposition, but dozens of climate scientists say in an open letter that more research is needed soon to understand the effectiveness of techniques to counter the planet’s warming

Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

22 February 2023

As global warming accelerates, the Arctic is changing fast. Gregor Sailer captures this deep shift in his photographs of military stations and ice monitoring kit, part of his exhibition called The Polar Silk Road

Mongolia - Uvurkhangai province - Portrait of Ganbaatar Davaasuren (?Bukhuu? ) riding one of his horses.

Stunning photos show nomadic life of Mongolian goat herders

1 February 2023

Mongolia produces 40 per cent of the world's cashmere supply from its goats, but climate change and overproduction are threatening this unique way of life

Aerial view showing a deforested area of the Amazon rainforest seen during a flight between Manaus and Manicore, in Amazonas State, Brazil, on June 6, 2022. - The way for man's lust over the Amazonian richness is open at the

Amazon deforestation may shrink Himalayan snow and Antarctic ice

5 January 2023

Changes in temperature and precipitation due to rapid deforestation in the Amazon rainforest could have effects as far away as the Tibetan plateau and Antarctica