Jan 2022 - NGM Single Copy

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This special issue “The Year in Pictures” showcasesthe best photographs National Geographichas published in 2021. In an openingessay, Contributing Writer Cynthia Gorneypaints the landscape of the year, focusingon four topics that dominated our coverage:COVID-19, climate, conflict, and conservation.This issue has four separate covers exemplifyingeach of these topics.COVID-19: This year was supposed to be atriumphant year, the year we defeatedCOVID-19. Revolutionary vaccines wererolling out, ushering in the largest globalimmunization campaign in history. What wecouldn’t have known, though, was that thevaccination drive would falter. Climate: In2021, even as emissions resumed their rise,the public conversation about climate change seemed to turn. Conflict: FromAfghanistan to the United States, conflict around the world continued todominate headlines. Conservation: The conservation crisis is not over, but2021 shows how progress is being made, from helping elephants to preservingStonehenge.Bolivia to reclaim their Indigenous heritage.