Broken ice from washed up icebergs on Jokulsarlon black beach at sunset, Jokulsarlon, southeast Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Broken ice from washed upiIcebergs on Jokulsarlon black beach at sunrise, Jokulsarlon, south east Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Broken ice from washed up icebergs on Jokulsarlon black beach at sunset, Jokulsarlon, southeast Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Aerial image of the burnt-out West Pier, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Moeraki Boulders, Koekohe Beach, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Broken Beach, Klungkung, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Broken Beach, Klungkung, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Elevated view of the tropical bay and the natural arch at the so called Broken beach, Nusa Penida, Klungkung regency, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kings Beach, Broken Head National Reserve, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Kings Beach, Broken Head National Reserve, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Aerial view of Broken Beach, Klungkung, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Looking south across Pearl Beach and Broken Bay towards the mouth of the Hawkesbury River and Pittwater, near Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.

After a week of high tides, storm surges and storm force winds, the sea front promenade of Aberystwyth in Wales has been devastated, with millions of £'s of damage. The crsahing waves punched a large hole in the sea wall and has collapsed Aberystwyth's iconic, Victorian promenade shelter, which has stood for over 100 years. This picture was taken on Wednesday 8th January, 2014, the day the council started to try and clear the thousands of tonnes of beach rubble off the sea front road.

After a week of high tides, storm surges and storm force winds, the sea front promenade of Aberystwyth in Wales has been devastated, with millions of £'s of damage. The crsahing waves punched a large hole in the sea wall and has collapsed Aberystwyth's iconic, Victorian promenade shelter, which has stood for over 100 years. This picture was taken on Wednesday 8th January, 2014, the day the council started to try and clear the thousands of tonnes of beach rubble off the sea front road.

The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.

A Second world War lookout post leaning alarmingly and about to tumble over the edge of the cliff near Aldbrough on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This section of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all playing their part.

After a week of high tides, storm surges and storm force winds, the sea front promenade of Aberystwyth in Wales has been devastated, with millions of £'s of damage. The crsahing waves punched a large hole in the sea wall and has collapsed Aberystwyth's iconic, Victorian promenade shelter, which has stood for over 100 years. This picture was taken on Wednesday 8th January, 2014, the day the council started to try and clear the thousands of tonnes of beach rubble off the sea front road.

The shipwreck of the Lady Elizabeth on the outskirts of Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands.

Derelict footbridge at lake, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Wrecks of two old wooden ships at the banks of river Étel, southern Brittany, Bretagne, France, Europe

Wreck of an old wooden ship at the banks of river Étel, southern Brittany, Bretagne, France, Europe

Wrecks of two old wooden ships at the banks of river Étel, southern Brittany, Bretagne, France, Europe

Moeraki Boulders, split rocks, Koekohe Beach, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Moeraki Boulders, geological feature, round rock balls, some fragments lying broken in ruins on the beach, Coastal Otago, Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Moeraki Boulders, geological feature, round rock balls, some fragments lying broken in ruins on the beach, Coastal Otago, Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Close-up of an abandoned boat on the beach, Town Of El Chaco, Peru

Smashed concrete sea defenses at Ulrome near Skipsea on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. The sea has eroded past the barriers and left them stranded further down the beach. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This section of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all playing their part.

Thomas Coville and the Ultime Class 100' VPLP designed trimaran Sodebo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thomas Coville (FRA) and his 31m maxi trimaran Sodebo Ultim? has successfully broken the solo round the world record, completing the 28400 nm route in 49 days 3 hours 7 minutes and 38 seconds.

Much of the North side of the island of Molokai in inaccessible. Trade winds blow onshore regularly bringing with them piles of plastic that has been floating around the Pacific Ocean for years and years, Molokai, Hawaii, United States of America

Much of the north side of the island of Molokai in inaccessible. Trade winds blow onshore regularly bringing with them piles of plastic that has been floating around the Pacific Ocean for years and years, Molokai, Hawaii, United States of America

Much of the North side of the island of Molokai is inaccessible. when trade winds blow onshore regularly bringing with them piles of plastic that has been floating around the Pacific Ocean for years and years, Molokai, Hawaii, United States of America