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Droughts, floods, fires: These photos show how the Earth's climate is changing

March 1, 2022Updated July 29, 2025, 6:40 p.m. ET
An aerial view of structures on Nyangai Island, on April 30, 2025. More than two million people living along Sierra Leone's coasts are threatened by rising sea levels, according to a study conducted in June 2024 by the Sierra Leone National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), a leading international organization monitoring internal displacement. This West African country is one of the most threatened in the world by global warming, and its coastal region "is very vulnerable to the increasingly frequent and severe phenomena of erosion and rising waters caused by the effects of climate change and human activities," the study stresses. It also highlights the impoverishment of these populations, whose food security and health have deteriorated.
An aerial view of structures on Nyangai Island, on April 30, 2025. More than two million people living along Sierra Leone's coasts are threatened by rising sea levels, according to a study conducted in June 2024 by the Sierra Leone National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), a leading international organization monitoring internal displacement. This West African country is one of the most threatened in the world by global warming, and its coastal region "is very vulnerable to the increasingly frequent and severe phenomena of erosion and rising waters caused by the effects of climate change and human activities," the study stresses. It also highlights the impoverishment of these populations, whose food security and health have deteriorated.
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A water-dropping plane drops its load as a wildfire burns through forested areas near the towns of Xerta and Paüls on July 8, 2025 in the Tarragona province in the autonomous region of Catalonia, Spain. Extreme heat and wind fuel the rapid spread of the flames, prompting lockdowns and an ongoing emergency response.
A water-dropping plane drops its load as a wildfire burns through forested areas near the towns of Xerta and Paüls on July 8, 2025 in the Tarragona province in the autonomous region of Catalonia, Spain. Extreme heat and wind fuel the rapid spread of the flames, prompting lockdowns and an ongoing emergency response.
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This photograph shows the dried stream bed of a river arm feeding the Yovkovtsi dam, one of the main water sources for the Svishtov region, near the town of Elena on July 2, 2025. Filling jerry cans, running the washing machine, or taking a shower: you have to choose. In the Bulgarian village of Gorna Studena, water is becoming increasingly scarce each year, due to aging pipelines and climate change.
This photograph shows the dried stream bed of a river arm feeding the Yovkovtsi dam, one of the main water sources for the Svishtov region, near the town of Elena on July 2, 2025. Filling jerry cans, running the washing machine, or taking a shower: you have to choose. In the Bulgarian village of Gorna Studena, water is becoming increasingly scarce each year, due to aging pipelines and climate change.
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Farmer Lucila Bustillos inspects her string bean crops damaged by recent storms and monsoon rains on July 24, 2025 in Tuy, Batangas province, Philippines. Surging global food prices fueled by the climate crisis are deepening hunger and pushing the PhilippinesÕ poorest to the brink, as inflation and crop losses take their toll. This week, deadly storms and relentless monsoon rains have killed 12, forced over 2.7 million to flee, and wiped out over $7.7 million in cropsÑhitting farmers and the food supply hard.
Farmer Lucila Bustillos inspects her string bean crops damaged by recent storms and monsoon rains on July 24, 2025 in Tuy, Batangas province, Philippines. Surging global food prices fueled by the climate crisis are deepening hunger and pushing the PhilippinesÕ poorest to the brink, as inflation and crop losses take their toll. This week, deadly storms and relentless monsoon rains have killed 12, forced over 2.7 million to flee, and wiped out over $7.7 million in cropsÑhitting farmers and the food supply hard.
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People try to stay cool on the sweltering streets of Manhattan as the region experiences another heatwave on July 29, 2025 in New York City. Temperatures are expected to reach into the high 90s with a heat index well above 100 degrees.
People try to stay cool on the sweltering streets of Manhattan as the region experiences another heatwave on July 29, 2025 in New York City. Temperatures are expected to reach into the high 90s with a heat index well above 100 degrees.
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Hikers rest and take pictures on the Cilo Glaciers of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, on July 13, 2025. As global temperatures rise amid human-caused climate change, new sections of the mountains that were once capped in ice are melting fast year after year. A UN report on desertification worldwide estimates that 88 percent of Turkey's territory is at risk: rainfall is expected to decrease by 30 percent by the end of the century, while temperatures are expected to rise by 5 to 6 celsius compared to the averages recorded between 1961 and 1990.
Hikers rest and take pictures on the Cilo Glaciers of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, on July 13, 2025. As global temperatures rise amid human-caused climate change, new sections of the mountains that were once capped in ice are melting fast year after year. A UN report on desertification worldwide estimates that 88 percent of Turkey's territory is at risk: rainfall is expected to decrease by 30 percent by the end of the century, while temperatures are expected to rise by 5 to 6 celsius compared to the averages recorded between 1961 and 1990.
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Cars are stranded in a Walmart parking lot after a flash flood in Nashville, Tenn., on March 28, 2021. Weather extremes, as well as drought, wildfire, flooding and diminished air quality, will increase in frequency and intensity in North America as global warming accelerates, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Cars are stranded in a Walmart parking lot after a flash flood in Nashville, Tenn., on March 28, 2021. Weather extremes, as well as drought, wildfire, flooding and diminished air quality, will increase in frequency and intensity in North America as global warming accelerates, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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In this file photograph taken on Oct. 4, 2021, a child wears a float as he swims in floodwaters of a neighborhood in Ayutthaya, Thailand, after tropical storm Dianmu caused flooding in 31 provinces across the country.
In this file photograph taken on Oct. 4, 2021, a child wears a float as he swims in floodwaters of a neighborhood in Ayutthaya, Thailand, after tropical storm Dianmu caused flooding in 31 provinces across the country.
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In this file photograph taken on Oct. 27, 2021, a man works at the Rhone Glacier which is partially covered with insulating foam to prevent it from melting due to global warming near Gletsch, Switzerland.
In this file photograph taken on Oct. 27, 2021, a man works at the Rhone Glacier which is partially covered with insulating foam to prevent it from melting due to global warming near Gletsch, Switzerland.
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Young Republicans are the top driving force in the Sunshine State when it comes to shifting beliefs in climate change, according to a study conducted by Colin Polsky of Florida Atlantic University.
Young Republicans are the top driving force in the Sunshine State when it comes to shifting beliefs in climate change, according to a study conducted by Colin Polsky of Florida Atlantic University.
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In this file photograph taken on Oct. 16, 2017, a woman walks on the beach in Quiberon, western France, as the sky turned a yellow-ochre color due to sand from the Sahara desert and dust from wildfires in Portugal being carried by winds from Storm Ophelia.
In this file photograph taken on Oct. 16, 2017, a woman walks on the beach in Quiberon, western France, as the sky turned a yellow-ochre color due to sand from the Sahara desert and dust from wildfires in Portugal being carried by winds from Storm Ophelia.
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In this file photograph taken on Aug. 15, 2021, a bystander looks at wildfires tearing through a forest in the region of Chefchaouen in northern Morocco.
In this file photograph taken on Aug. 15, 2021, a bystander looks at wildfires tearing through a forest in the region of Chefchaouen in northern Morocco.
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This file photograph taken on Sept. 21, 2021, shows a view of Nordenskiold glacier melting and collapsing in the ocean, near Pyramiden, in Svalbard, a northern Norwegian archipelago.
This file photograph taken on Sept. 21, 2021, shows a view of Nordenskiold glacier melting and collapsing in the ocean, near Pyramiden, in Svalbard, a northern Norwegian archipelago.
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In this file photograph taken on May 27, 2021, waves lash over onto a damaged shoreline after Cyclone Yaas hit India's eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal, at a beach in Shankarpur.
In this file photograph taken on May 27, 2021, waves lash over onto a damaged shoreline after Cyclone Yaas hit India's eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal, at a beach in Shankarpur.
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