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Russia vetoes a Security Council resolution formally linking climate change and global security challenges that was supported by a majority of UN member states. IMAGES
Caldera, Atacama Desert (Chile), Oct 15 (EFE).- Some define it as a "mystery", others as a "miracle": every so often, the Atacama desert, one of the driest areas of the world, is covered with a blanket of thousands of flowers in a vibrant and colorful spectacle that, according to experts, could be threatened by climate change. (Camera: JOSE CAVIEDES)SHOT LIST: THE ATACAMA DESERT IN CHILE.
EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra laments that it has taken "30 years" of UN climate talks for humanity to "arrive at the beginning of the end of fossil fuels," calling a first-ever call for the world to transition away from the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis "long overdue." Following all-night negotiations, the draft deal proposed by the Emirati presidency of the COP28 summit in Dubai would, if adopted, mark the first time that all fossil fuels are addressed in the 28-year history of international climate conferences. SOUNDBITE
Activists protest over the presence of the oil, gas and coal industry at the COP28 UN summit in Dubai, demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels. IMAGES
An activist bursts into a COP28 event and calls for an end to fossil fuels, as the presidency proposes a new draft climate agreement calling for a reduction in the production and consumption of fossil fuels but no longer mentioning a "phase-out". IMAGES
In Ota-Porto, in the south of the French island of Corsica, storm Ciaran leaves a trail of destruction in its wake, with the historic flooding of the river that runs beneath the village, stranded boats and cars and flooded homes and businesses. IMAGES