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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

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

Banning straws isn't enough. We must get serious about climate change

Banning straws isn't enough. We must get serious about climate change

18 October 2018

To head off climate disaster requires difficult changes to our lifestyles, says Adam Corner, and politicians must not be afraid to say so

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