This photograph taken on July 7, 2024 shows a general view of the Tian Shan mountain range. The effects of a warming planet have been particularly visible in Central Asia, which has seen a wave of extreme weather disasters. Glaciologist Gulbara Omorova hiked six hours up a mountain of the Tian Shan range in Kyrgyzstan to record the melting process of a glacier. (Photo by ARSENY MAMASHEV / AFP)