In a year of contrasting extremes, Europe witnessed scorching heatwaves but also catastrophic flooding, withering droughts, violent storms and its largest wildfire (Photo: AFP)
A picture shows the receding waterline of the Habbaniyah lake affected by severe drought in Iraq's Anbar province, August 11, 2023. (Photo: Murtadha Ridha/AFP)
A view of the ice caps of the Sakran Mountains in the Choman District, whose ice has melted and diminished in size over the past few decades. (Photo: AP)
