Malawi, Africa: A farmer's shadow beside his failed maize cropPhotograph: Martin Godwin/FreelanceLodwar, Kenya: A Turkana woman queues for water at a borehole funded by an NGOPhotograph: Tony Karumba/AFPKoudouboul, Chad: A boy drinks from Lake Chad, which has lost 90% of its surface area in 30 yearsPhotograph: Christophe Ena/AP
Keppel Islands, Australia: Bleached coral from the Great Barrier Reef, which some experts predict will be 'functionally extinct' by 2050Photograph: IPCC/PRBenguela, Angola: A child suffering from cholera lies on a hospital bedPhotograph: Alexander Joe/AFPHimalayas: Pictures showing the contrast between glaciers in 1968 (top) and 2007 Photograph: Greenpeace/PRAthok, Myanmar: Two merchants look for customers during a flood caused by heavy rains Photograph: Khin Maung Win/AFPAlaska, USA: Sea ice floats in the Arctic National Wildlife RefugePhotograph: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Image Library/CorbisSea ice, polar bears' natural habitat, has been steadily receding, leaving their long-term future in doubtPhotograph: Ty Milford/Getty
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