I truly do not mean to be flippant - but don’t the words under the photos provide all the necessary context? Right under the Kenyan photo, which could be staged, the article says “The ensuing floods displaced 76,000 people and left nearly 100 dead. Kenya experienced more lethal floods last year.”

This particular Nature article gives a brief overview of a number of the consequences of global warming accompanied by photographs. Every article can’t be everything all at once.