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The Mayan rain god Chac, holding burning torch showing his power to withhold or dispense rain, in west court of the Mayan ruins at Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, western highlands, Honduras, Central America

Hindu man worshipping in front of setting sun, River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Giant spiral incense coils at the Man Mo Chinese Temple, Central District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Gairland Burn near to Loch Trool in a part of the Galloway Forest Park, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

A stream cascading into the Moness Burn which flows through the Birks of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Moness Burn flowing through the rocks within the Birks of Aberfeldy in autumn, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Moness burn flowing through the Birks of Aberfeldy in autumn, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Moness burn flowing through the Birks of Aberfeldy in late autumn, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Lava flow from the Monti Calcarazzi fissure that threatened Nicolosi on the south flank of Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy, EuropeThe Piano del Lago cone (above) destroyed the Sapienza cable car.

Incense sticks burning, Thien Hau pagoda, Chinese Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close-up of incense sticks burning, Thien Hau pagoda, Chinese Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Green Naga hills stretching into the distance, scarred by brown scorched hill after slash and burn system has occurred, Nagaland, India, Asia

Small waterfall on the Lonfearn Burn near Brothers' Point (Rubha nam Brathairean) the easternmost point of the Trotternish, Brothers' Point, Trotternish Peninsula, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Mixed paddy fields growing vegetables under the highly efficient Jhum system of slash and burn and varied crops, Nagaland, India, Asia

People make offerings and burn candles in the chapel of the village of El Rocio, centre of religious pilgrimage in Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Little Ayre, burn, red sand and granite beach and rocks, Muckle Roe Island, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Workers' huts on Naga hillside being desecrated by the government slash and burn system to improve soil for agriculture, Nagaland, India, Asia

Desecration across beautiful Naga hills from the government slash and burn system, to improve land for cultivation, Nagaland, India, Asia

Uisge Soluis Mhoir, burn on the walk up to Coire-Fhionn Lochan, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Front entrance and lawn of Muckross House built in 1843 in Victorian Tudor style by architect William Burn, Muckross Estate, Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Akha hill tribe village, with deforested hills destroyed by slash and burn farming by tribes in the background, Chiang Rai province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Deforestation for farmland, cleared by slash and burn, Mogok Hills, Mandalay District, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Interior of a restored old click mill alongside a small burn, used to grind grain in earlier times, Huxter, West Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

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.

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.

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.

A forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Following four years of unprecedented drought, wildfires are becoming increasingly common. This fire was started by a lightening strike.

A forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Following four years of unprecedented drought, wildfires are becoming increasingly common. This fire was started by a lightening strike.

A forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Following four years of unprecedented drought, wildfires are becoming increasingly common. This fire was started by a lightening strike.

A forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Following four years of unprecedented drought, wildfires are becoming increasingly common. This fire was started by a lightening strike.

Wildfire damage in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest classification of drought, which has lead to an increasing number of wild fires.

A forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Following four years of unprecedented drought, wildfires are becoming increasingly common. This fire was started by a lightening strike.

Wildfire damage in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest classification of drought, which has lead to an increasing number of wild fires.

A forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Following four years of unprecedented drought, wildfires are becoming increasingly common. This fire was started by a lightening strike.

Wildfire damage in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest classification of drought, which has lead to an increasing number of wild fires.

Grazi Lisciotto and friend who were horribly burned in house fires and who now work for the Peter Hughes Burn Foundation iproviding counselling and support for the victims of bush fires, Australia, Pacific

Grazi Lisciotto who was horribly burned in a house fire and who now work for the Peter Hughes Burn Foundation providing counselling and support for the victims of bush fires, Australia, Pacific

Burnt forest near Kinglake, one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Electrocution burn banding to wing of male black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto) on a power line fatality, Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Snow covering the ash and mud slides at Whalers Bay inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A fire is smoking in the glow of the low sunlight. The small manageable fields are like a patchwork quilt with the colours of the different crops laid out over "the land of 1000 hills". Gikongoro, Rwanda, East Africa

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in rehabilitation centre, having been rescued from fishing weir, with cream on its back and fin to relieve sun burn. Cape Cod, USA.

Snow covering the old barrel staves at Whalers Bay inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Abandoned water boat at Whalers Bay inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in rehabilitation centre, having been rescued from fishing weir, with cream on its back and fin to relieve sun burn. Cape Cod, USA.

A lady who was horribly burned in a house fire and who now work for the Peter Hughes Burn Foundation providing counselling and support for the victims of bush fires, Australia, Pacific

Grave markers at Whalers Bay inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Snow covering the ash and mud slides at Whalers Bay inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Tractor buried in ash at whalers bay inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean