WHEN EARTH TURNS TO DUST

March 2, 2026

Drought, scorched land, cracked soil, withered trees – these are nature’s urgent warning signs. The sky is choked with black smoke; thick gases from factory chimneys block out the sunlight. All around, there is no trace of life: green fields have vanished, rivers and lakes have dried up. On the barren land, covered in waste, only the cold whistle of the wind can be heard.
Soil that was once fertile has turned to dust, unfit for life. The ground is littered with trash – plastic, metal scraps – all bearing witness to humanity’s indifference toward nature.

Art by Abubakir Ergashev, 18
Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Text by Zhasmin Yessengali, 13
Almaty, Kazakhstan
WHEN EARTH TURNS TO DUST