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Picture of the dried Canelon Grande reservoir just north of Canelones, in southern Uruguay, taken on March 14, 2023, as the country goes through a severe drought. - Photo by AFP

Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad delivers his opening remarks at the Protecting Our Nature and Biodiversity Treasures: Malaysia’s Role as a Superpower in Biodiversity event in Malaysia Pavilion at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), in Dubai Expo City, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Dec 6, 2023. (BERNAMA PHOTO)

The Earth is on course for a series of catastrophic tipping points that would cause misery to billions of people unless fossil fuels are ditched urgently, a group of more than 200 researchers have warned. Photo for illustrative purposes only - 123RF

Microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic measuring less than five millimetres in diameter that can barely be seen with the naked eye, are everywhere. Researchers have found them in the clouds and in the deepest parts of the ocean. Photo for illustrative purposes only - 123RF

Insulated boxes containing ice core samples lay on shelves in the University of Copenhagen’s ice core repository in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct 26, 2023. (Photo by James BROOKS / AFP)

Two women use an umbrella to protect themselves from the sun in Seville on Aug 7, 2023. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)

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