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The year in climate photos

From the president’s desk to protests and disasters around the world, photos showed climate change is always easy to see but sometimes hard to look at.

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These images reveal the shocking impact of climate change in 2021

From lakes drying up to glaciers melting, biblical floods and apocalyptic sandstorms, these shocking images show that the impacts of the climate crisis are already being felt all over the world.

Marine heat wave along East Coast may intensify Hurricane Isaias
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Marine heat wave along East Coast may intensify Hurricane Isaias

Warm waters from a marine heat wave are a major concern with Hurricane Isaias forecast to ride up the eastern seaboard.
Indigenous people face a tragedy in the Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Indigenous people face a tragedy in the Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic

It is time for the international community to center the health and well-being of indigenous people.
Racism derails our attempts to fight the climate crisis
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Racism derails our attempts to fight the climate crisis

Stopping climate change is hard enough, but racism only makes it harder.
Coronavirus: Hurricanes present a dangerous scenario amid the pandemic: Stay at home or risk infection?
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Coronavirus: Hurricanes present a dangerous scenario amid the pandemic: Stay at home or risk infection?

As Tropical Storm Cristobal heads to the Gulf Coast, emergency management officials urge people to evacuate when needed, despite the inherent virus risks.
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