Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out for their annual catastrophic moult, Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), annual catastrophic molt, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), annual catastrophic molt, Hannah Point, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), annual catastrophic molt, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out for their annual catastrophic moult, Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), annual catastrophic molt, Hannah Point, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out for their annual catastrophic moult, Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out for their annual catastrophic moult, Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A pumping station sends water uphill over the mountains on the California aquaduct that brings water from snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada mountains to farmland in the Central Valley. Following a four year long catastrophic drought, irrigation water is in short supply, with $2 billion annually wiped off the agricultre sector.

Almond trees being irrigated in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought. 80% of the world's almonds grow in California, each Almond takes 1 gallon of water to produce, water that is increasingly unavailable.

The California aquaduct that brings water from snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada mountains to famrland in the Central Valley. Following a four year long catastrophic drought, irrigation water is in short supply, with $2 billion annually wiped off the agricultre sector.

A pumping station sends water uphill over the mountains on the California aquaduct that brings water from snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada mountains to farmland in the Central Valley. Following a four year long catastrophic drought, irrigation water is in short supply, with $2 billion annually wiped off the agricultre sector.

Almod trees being irrigated in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought. 80% of the world's almonds grow in California, each Almond takes 1 gallon of water to produce, water that is increasingly unavailable.

A virtually empty farmers water hole in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought.

Irrigation pipes in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought.

Cotton growing in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought.

The California aquaduct that brings water from snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada mountains to farmland in the Central Valley. Following a four year long catastrophic drought, irrigation water is in short supply, with $2 billion annually wiped off the agricultre sector.

The contrast between agricultural land being irrigated, and the parched dessicated land not irrigated, after four years of California's catastrophic drought. $2 billion has been wiped off California's agricultural sector.

CFA fire fighters tackle a roadside fire probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window, near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Extreme fire conditions in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

A fire danger rating sign at Michelago, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

A fire danger rating sign in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

A park in the Snowy mountains closed due to bush fires, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi) going through a catastrophic molt on Nightingale Island in the Tristan da Cunha Island Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Rebuilding at Marysville, one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, Pacific

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

Rebuilding houses at Kinglake, one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, Pacific

CFA fire fighters tackle a roadside fire probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window, near Shepperton, Victoria, 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

The centre of Marysville destroyed by the bush fires, it was one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, Pacific

A roadside fire probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window, near Shepperton, Victoria, 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

Rebuilding houses at Kinglake, one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, Pacific

One year on from the catastrophinc 2009 Bush Fires survivors are still living in emergency housing at Kinglake, one of the worst affected communities, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

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

A house belonging to Allan Lehepuu in the mountains near Michelago that was destroyed by bush fires in December 2009, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

A roadside fire probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window, near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

A farmer tackles a roadside fire probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window, near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

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

A house belonging to Allan Lehepuu in the mountains near Michelago that was destroyed by bush fires in December 2009, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

A church destroyed at Kinglake, one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, Pacific

A roadside fire probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window, near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

A roadside fire probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window, near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Forest destroyed by bush fires in December 2009 near Michelago, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

A park in the Snowy Mountains closed due to bush fires, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Rebuilding houses at Kinglake, one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Forest destroyed by bush fires in December 2009 near Michelago, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

F5 Tornado Touches Down In Elie, Manitoba.

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