Moai statues in Easter Island, Chile, were damaged after a wildfire. Reuters
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An aerial shot of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, showing parts of the reef that has been subjected to coral bleaching.
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A house located on land that has been deformed by permafrost thaw at a former airfield in Churapcha, Russia. Reuters
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Native vegetation has been cut down to give space for eucalyptus plantations in the Setubinha region in Brazil. AFP
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A large melt pool forms in the Ilulissat ice fjord below the Jakobshavn Glacier at the fringe of the Greenland ice sheet. AP
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Lake Erhai in China has become eutrophic (where an entire body of water becomes enriched with nutrients and minerals) which caused algal growth that destroyed other life. Photo: Ronan O'Connell
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Deforestation in Para state, Brazil. AFP
Moai statues in Easter Island, Chile, were damaged after a wildfire. Reuters
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An aerial shot of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, showing parts of the reef that has been subjected to coral bleaching.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PWAPEK5PYNOMSP537AU42HSVDE.jpg?smart=true&auth=1144936cb048ecc87ff4f62385811ff6eaac29e376b4b0278220f05705e120a1&width=400&height=225)
A house located on land that has been deformed by permafrost thaw at a former airfield in Churapcha, Russia. Reuters
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Native vegetation has been cut down to give space for eucalyptus plantations in the Setubinha region in Brazil. AFP
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A large melt pool forms in the Ilulissat ice fjord below the Jakobshavn Glacier at the fringe of the Greenland ice sheet. AP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XDAO4OKU7J2L3LQS6BEGSFYDLU.jpg?smart=true&auth=6565e5c15c08989b1968bcb87c72171dfa8bdfd27e8fb2ec5b05617a65d3a111&width=400&height=225)
Lake Erhai in China has become eutrophic (where an entire body of water becomes enriched with nutrients and minerals) which caused algal growth that destroyed other life. Photo: Ronan O'Connell
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GE6K3ZTT4EDY4OIYOU6Z5N36A4.jpg?smart=true&auth=cee87e6e1eb5e1d3c0b97a464470046329ab01a3494f1f85ed62ad3677b9abf4&width=400&height=225)
Deforestation in Para state, Brazil. AFP
Moai statues in Easter Island, Chile, were damaged after a wildfire. Reuters
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