Boat operator Brian Essex walks on dry and cracking land where the old Lake Mead Marina once existed, in Lake Mead, Nevada. AFP

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A forest fire in Antalya in 2021. Five years later, the Turkish city is hosting the Cop31 climate change conference. Getty Images

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Iran war causing 'unprecedented' ecological damage in Gulf

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Al Dhafra solar plant in Abu Dhabi. Authorities are expanding renewable energy capacity amid efforts to reach net-zero energy targets by 2050.AFP

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