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Cotton fibre, hand picked from local cotton fields, being transferred in bulk by digger into the factory for processing, Gujarat, India, Asia

Repairing damage caused to the coastal sea defences in Blakeney, Norfolk by the December 2013 storm surge.

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.

Work starts on the initial groundworks for three wind turbines to be constructed behind the Kirkstone Pass Inn on Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Demolition of an old mill building in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Work starts on the initial groundworks for three wind turbines to be constructed behind the Kirkstone Pass Inn on Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Demolition of an old mill building in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Workmen start the initial groundworks for three wind turbines to be constructed behind the Kirkstone Pass Inn on Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Work starts on the installing three wind turbines to be constructed behind the Kirkstone Pass Inn on Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Work starts on the initial groundworks for three wind turbines to be constructed behind the Kirkstone Pass Inn on Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Old tar sands machinery in Fort McMurray, centre of the Athabasca tar sands, Alberta, Canada, North America

Charlie Middleton, an employee of Cumbria County Council clears snow from the blocked Kirkstone Pass, the highest mountain pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Charlie Middleton, an employee of Cumbria County Council clears snow from the blocked Kirkstone Pass, the highest mountain pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Charlie Middleton, an employee of Cumbria County Council clears snow from the blocked Kirkstone Pass, the highest mountain pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Excavating volcanic Scoria rock from the Seydisholar cone for road building material, near Selfoss, Iceland, Polar Regions

The A591 road blocked at Thirlmere by a landslide caused by extreme weather, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Glentaggart open cast coal mine to a roadhead for onward transport by road in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Winsford, a small village in Cheshire with a mine that supplies nearly 60% of the country's grit salt..

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Winsford, a small village in Cheshire with a mine that supplies nearly 60% of the country's grit salt..

Winsford, a small village in Cheshire with a mine that supplies nearly 60% of the country's grit salt..

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Winsford, a small village in Cheshire with a mine that supplies nearly 60% of the country's grit salt..

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Hole dug by digger in the former lake bed to try and find water, Hong Hai Zai, near Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia, China, Asia

Winsford, a small village in Cheshire with a mine that supplies nearly 60% of the country's grit salt.. .

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

Construction workers installing a power cable on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mining grit salt is very different to the traditional image of cramped dark areas and men with pickaxes! The nature of grit salt mines mean they resemble vast caverns, up to 20 metres wide.

A train being loaded with low grade coal from an opencast coal mine near Heihe on the Chinese Russian border, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

Charlie Middleton, an employee of Cumbria County Council clears snow from the blocked Kirkstone Pass, the highest mountain pass in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Construction workers working on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Construction workers installing a power cable on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The A591 road blocked at Thirlmere by a landslide caused by extreme weather, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Laying a new water pipeline in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Resurfacing work in Ambleside after floods and harsh winter weather caused serious erosion of the road surface, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Construction workers working on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Construction workers working on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Winsford, a small village in Cheshire with a mine that supplies nearly 60% of the country's grit salt..

A train being loaded with low grade coal from an opencast coal mine near Heihe on the Chinese Russian border, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

Construction workers installing a power cable on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The mine uses the most sophisticated modern mining techniques to bring grit salt to the surface, including a laser guided JOY excavator and mechanical drills and lift.

A digger digs deeper into the former lake bed to try and find water, Hong Hai Zai, near Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia, China, Asia

Hole dug by digger in the former lake bed to try and find water, Hong Hai Zai, near Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia, China, Asia

Views of the new (2009) marina still under construction at Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Repairing damage to the road between Allonby and Silloth caused by floods in 2008, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Workers working on reclaiming land from the sea for another exclusive hotel development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Repairing damage to the road between Allonby and Silloth caused by floods in 2008, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Views of the new (2009) marina still under construction at Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

A digger digs deeper into the former lake bed to try and find water, Hong Hai Zai, near Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia, China, Asia

Repairing damage to the road between Allonby and Silloth caused by floods in 2008, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe