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Earth

NorthSouthEastWest edited by Paul Brown

30 March 2005

ARMED and dangerous? No and yes: the picture above shows a fight not against people but the mosquito that feeds on them. As the world warms, mosquitoes will bring dengue and malaria to regions that until now have been free of them.

Donovan Wylie, who shot this picture, is one of 10 photographers from the Magnum agency commissioned by The Climate Group, a charity that promotes the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, to travel the globe documenting the effects climate change is having on our planet.

Alongside are the writings of 10 prominent figures, including UN secretary general Kofi Annan,…

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