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Saturday, February 28, 2026
A coastal landscape covered in ice and snow, illustrating how global warming accelerates the melting of polar and marine ice
Grayscale photo of smokestacks releasing carbon emissions, illustrating fossil fuel pollution and the impact of burning coal and oil
A herd of around 40 wild elephants in Ampara, in eastern Sri Lanka, has become completely dependent on garbage dumps, behaving almost like domestic animals as they wait for tractors to unload waste. “It is truly heartbreaking to see the animals eating plastic and toxic chemical waste. This causes serious health issues, and many fall sick. Some have even died.” So far, six elephants in Ampara have died from ingesting toxic waste
Ice and snow breaking along a sea coast, a stark reminder of global warming and the accelerating melt of Earth’s frozen regions
A grayscale image of smokestacks emitting carbon pollution, capturing the environmental damage caused by burning fossil fuels

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