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The huge Kailasa (Kailash) Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra State, India"Cut from the rock in the Hindu section of the world-heritage cave temples at Ellora, a project which took 150 years and entailed the removal of 200,000 tons of rock"
Roman Theatre, Amman, Jordan, Middle East"Completed in 177 AD under Marcus Aurelius it is the largest Roman theatre in Jordan with seating for 6,000"
Colored floral marble and mosaics used as paving in the courtyard of 17,000 square metres, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East
Gravestones among the 150,000 graves in the Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Water craft by the reservoir at Sand Hollow State Park, near St George, Utah, USA. The 20,000 acre park opened in 2003 and offers boating, off road vehicle trails and hiking..
Giant's Causeway on the Causeway coast, 37,000 hexagonal basalt columns, UNESCO World Heritage Site, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe
Caravan (Trailer) at the camping area of Sand Hollow State Park, near St George, Utah, USA. Opened in 2003, the Park covers 20,000 acres.
Water craft by the reservoir at Sand Hollow State Park, near St George, Utah, USA. The 20,000 acre park opened in 2003 and offers boating, off road vehicle trails and hiking..
Caravan (Trailer) at the camping area of Sand Hollow State Park, near St George, Utah, USA. Opened in 2003, the Park covers 20,000 acres.
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe near the Brandenburg Gate in Mitte, central Berlin. Opened in 2005 it is situated on the site of part of the Berlin Wall. It incorporates 2,711 concrete blocks and the names of 3,000,000 murdered Jews.
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hauled out on the beach in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources an
Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hauled out on the beach in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources an
Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hauled out on the beach in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources an
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup nursing in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such
Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hauled out on the beach in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources an
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) hauled out on the beach in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources an
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such as El N
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources and events such
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) resting on lava at sunset in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO The population of this sea lion fluctuates between 20,000 and 50,000 individuals within the Galapagos, depending on food resources a
Aerial drone view of skateboard 'Parque das Geracoes' in Sao Joao do Estoril, Portugal. The park is approximately 12,000 square meters and hosts many types of obstacles for skateboarders. Comboio de Portugal train on foreground in the Cascais Line
Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) plunging into the sea leaving their breeding colony at Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean. MORE INFO Numbering up to 100,000 individuals, the breeding colonies of the macaroni penguin are among the lar
Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) plunging into the sea leaving their breeding colony at Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean. MORE INFO Numbering up to 100,000 individuals, the breeding colonies of the macaroni penguin are among the lar
Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) plunging into the sea leaving their breeding colony at Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean. MORE INFO Numbering up to 100,000 individuals, the breeding colonies of the macaroni penguin are among the lar
Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) plunging into the sea leaving their breeding colony at Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean. MORE INFO Numbering up to 100,000 individuals, the breeding colonies of the macaroni penguin are among the lar
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Northern France, a memorial to 60,000 Canadians killed or missing in WW1.
St. Pierre Bay, with Mont Pelee behind, scene of 1902 volcanic disaster, which killed 30,000 people, Martinique, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
La Cueva rock shelter is an archeological site occupied from almost 5,000 BC, Dripping Springs Trail, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
A shoebox-sized hotel room less than two metres wide and costing 8,000 Yen ($80.00) in central Tokyo, Japan, Asia
Hukanui, the Huka Falls on the Waikato River, 10m, 62,000 gallons per second at peak times, in the North Island of New Zealand, Pacific
THE NEW GUILDHALL ART GALLERY DESIGNED BY RICHARD GILBERT SCOTT. THE BUILDING HOUSES THE CORPORATION OF LONDON'S UNIQUE ART COLLECTION
CONTAINING OVER 4,000 PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURES.
Anuradha Koirala holds up her CNN Hero of the Year 2010 award as she is warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Russian Mi8 helicopter being used by the United Nations, World Food Program to deliver food aid to areas still cut off by the flooding around Makhanga and Bangula.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air on a flight to Makhanga, which two months on, is still cut off by the floods when all rail and road connections were washed away, is looking down on the flood waters still sat on the flood plain, and the devastated farmland.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows solar powered lamps in a refugee camp near Chikwawa.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows tree roots exposed as the river bank was washed away near Chikwawa.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air shows flood waters and farmland destroyed by the floods, with local farmers crossing their devastated fields.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a food being ferried across a river near Phalombe after the bridge was washed away.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows the scale of the flood destruction, with ruined farmland, from the air.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people for malaria, many of whom proved positive for the disease, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
January 2015 saw a three day period of excessive rain which brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga providing Malaria treatment drugs to local people, many of whom now have malaria, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air on a flight to Makhanga, which two months on, is still cut off by the floods when all rail and road connections were washed away, is looking down on the flood waters still sat on the flood plain.
January 2015 saw a three day period of excessive rain which brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people, many of whom now have malaria, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Russian Mi8 helicopter being used by the United Nations, World Food Program to deliver food aid to areas still cut off by the flooding, around Bangula and Mkhanga.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a road and bridge washed away near Chikwawa.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot taken from the air shows farmland buried under flood debris, and still flooded land.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a displaced women carrying water in the refugee camp of Chiteskesa refugee camp, near Mulanje.
Lake Success near Porterville, Bakersfield is at 7% capacity. Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Grubbed out Olive trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Dead and dying Almond trees in Almond groves in Wasco in the Central Valley of California after the irrigation water ran out following the four year long drought in the Western USA. 80% of the world's almonds are grown in California, and it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow each nut. Many farms have run out of water, and $2.2 Billion has been wiped off the agricultue sector annually. Currently one third of all children in California go to be hungry, as a direct result of job losses connected to the drought. 428,000 acres of farmland have been taken out of production as a result of the drought, in the Central Valley.
Almond groves being chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them, in Wasco in the Central Valley of California following the four year long drought in the Western USA. 80% of the world's almonds are grown in California, and it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow each nut. Many farms have run out of water, and $2.2 Billion has been wiped off the agricultue sector annually. Currently one third of all children in California go to be hungry, as a direct result of job losses connected to the drought. 428,000 acres of farmland have been taken out of production as a result of the drought, in the Central Valley.
Dying Olive trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Almond groves being chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them, in Wasco in the Central Valley of California following the four year long drought in the Western USA. 80% of the world's almonds are grown in California, and it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow each nut. Many farms have run out of water, and $2.2 Billion has been wiped off the agricultue sector annually. Currently one third of all children in California go to be hungry, as a direct result of job losses connected to the drought. 428,000 acres of farmland have been taken out of production as a result of the drought, in the Central Valley.
Irrigation pipes near Wasco in the Central Valley of California following the four year long drought in the Western USA. Many farms have run out of water, and $2.2 Billion has been wiped off the agricultue sector annually. Currently one third of all children in California go to be hungry, as a direct result of job losses connected to the drought. 428,000 acres of farmland have been taken out of production as a result of the drought, in the Central Valley.
Almond groves in Wasco in the Central Valley of California that are vulnerable following the four year long drought in the Western USA. 80% of the world's almonds are grown in California, and it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow each nut. Many farms have run out of water, and $2.2 Billion has been wiped off the agricultue sector annually. Currently one third of all children in California go to be hungry, as a direct result of job losses connected to the drought. 428,000 acres of farmland have been taken out of production as a result of the drought, in the Central Valley.
Almond groves being chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them, in Wasco in the Central Valley of California following the four year long drought in the Western USA. 80% of the world's almonds are grown in California, and it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow each nut. Many farms have run out of water, and $2.2 Billion has been wiped off the agricultue sector annually. Currently one third of all children in California go to be hungry, as a direct result of job losses connected to the drought. 428,000 acres of farmland have been taken out of production as a result of the drought, in the Central Valley.
Dead and dying grape vines in Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Abandoned dead and dying Orange trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Shafts of sunlight highlight the smoke from the King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
The King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
The King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
The King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Foscheck fire retardent dropped on a wild fire near Hawkins Peak above coleville in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
The King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
The King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Foscheck fire retardent dropped on a wild fire near Hawkins Peak above coleville in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
The King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
A wild fire near Hawkins Peak above coleville in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Workers washing the heliostats to maximise reflective power at the Ivanpah Solar Thermal Power Plant in California''s Mojave Desert is currently the largest solar thermal plant in the world. It generates 392 megawatts (MW) and deploys 173,500 heliostats that reflect the suns rays onto three solar towers. It covers 4,000 acres of desert.
Workers washing the heliostats to maximise reflective power at the Ivanpah Solar Thermal Power Plant in California''s Mojave Desert is currently the largest solar thermal plant in the world. It generates 392 megawatts (MW) and deploys 173,500 heliostats that reflect the suns rays onto three solar towers. It covers 4,000 acres of desert.
The old whaling station at Grytviken on South Georgia. In its 58 years of operation, it handled 53,761 slaughtered whales, producing 455,000 tons of whale oil and 192,000 tons of whale meat.
An abandoned whaling boat with a harpoon on its bow at the old whaling station at Grytviken on South Georgia. In its 58 years of operation, it handled 53,761 slaughtered whales, producing 455,000 tons of whale oil and 192,000 tons of whale meat.
Pylons carrying solar electric from the Copper Mountain Solar 3 project, is a 250-megawatt solar power plant that produces enough energy to power 80, 000 homes, in Nevada, USA.
Anuradha Koirala, proclaimed winner of CNN Hero of the Year 2010, warmly greeted upon her return. Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. A woman whose group has rescued more than 12,000 women and girls from sex slavery has been named the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year. Anuradha Koirala was chosen by the public in an online poll that ran for eight weeks on CNN.com. ?Human trafficking is a crime, a heinous crime, a shame to humanity,? Koirala said after being introduced as one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010. ?I ask everyone to join me to create a society free of trafficking. We need to do this for all our daughters
The dried up river bed of the Kern River in Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Electric cars being recharged at the Ivanpah Solar Thermal Power Plant in California''s Mojave Desert is currently the largest solar thermal plant in the world. It generates 392 megawatts (MW) and deploys 173,500 heliostats that reflect the suns rays onto three solar towers. It covers 4,000 acres of desert.
Lake Success near Porterville, Bakersfield is at 7% capacity. Ten years ago the water was so high you couldnt get a boat under the bridge. Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
Abandoned dead and dying Orange trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
The King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.
In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows displaced people dividing up food aid in a refugee camp near Phalombe.