Picked red chilli peppers laid out to dry, Rajasthan, India

Fishermen drying out fishing nets in Negombo fish market (Lellama fish market), Negombo, West Coast, Sri Lanka, Asia

Rice paddy field worker sorting, collecting and drying out rice, Bandung, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stock cod, split and drying out on huge racks, in the Norwegian fishing village of Reina, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Stock cod, split and drying out on huge racks, in the Norwegian fishing village of Reina, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Stock cod, split and drying out on huge racks, in the Norwegian fishing village of Reina, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Stock cod, split and drying out on huge racks, in the Norwegian fishing village of Reina, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Stock cod, split and drying out on huge racks, in the Norwegian fishing village of Reina, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) drying out on the ice in Bear Sound, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Hanging out the washing in Mykonos Town (Chora), Mykonos, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Newly Ajhrak (indigo) block printed lengths of fabric laid out in the sun to dry, Bagru, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Men washing the starch or dye out of cotton cloth in running water, before drying ready for indigo dyeing, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Men washing the starch out of cotton cloth in running water, before drying ready for indigo dyeing, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Dhobi wallah washing clothes in the Bhargabi River, handwashed laundry laid out to dry in the open air, Bhargabi River, Odisha, India, Asia

Dhobi wallahs, a man and a woman, hand washing clothes in the river, laundry laid out to air dry, Bhargabi River, Odisha, India, Asia

Bolts of brightly coloured dyed and block printed cotton laid out to dry in the sun, Gujarat, India, Asia

Red peppers hanging out to dry, Campania region, southern Italy, Europe

Brick workers amongst hand made bricks laid out on the ground to dry before baking, northeast of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Fresh cloves laid out to dry in the sun, an aromatic spice and major crop, Ulu, Siau Island, Sangihe Archipelago, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women laying newly printed dupattas out to dry in the street, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Woman sorting fresh fish catch, spread out on coir matting and left in the sun to dry, Pamban Straits, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Bolts of brightly coloured dyed and block printed cotton laid out to dry in the sun, Gujarat, India, Asia

Hand made bricks laid out on the ground to dry before baking, northeast of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Tribal village women laying out their tribal embroidery outside mud walled houses in their tribal village, Kachchh, Gujarat, India, Asia

Workers lay out the days catch to dry in the sun at the Negombo fish market, Negombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Red chillies laid out to dry in the sun and lorries waiting to be loaded, Tonk district, Eastern Rajasthan, India, Asia

Workers lay out the days catch to dry in the sun at the Negombo fish market, Negombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cleaned fish layed out and drying in the sun on woven mats at the Negombo fish market, Negombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Bricks being made by hand out of roadside clay, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

A boy hanging sisal out to dry on the road to Quindio in Colombia, South America

Rice harvest, hanging out cut rice to dry, Hiraizumi, Iwate-ken, northern Honshu, Japan, Asia

Turf cut by machine laid out to dry at Mountrivers peat bog, County Clare, West of Ireland

Indian family forming bricks made from mud clay at Khore Bricks Factory, Rajasthan, Northern India

Neatly-stacked dried cow dung, hand-formed into pats to be used for fuel for cooking, at a farm in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Turf cut by machine laid out to dry at Mountrivers peat bog, County Clare, West of Ireland

Indian family forming bricks made from mud clay at Khore Bricks Factory, Rajasthan, Northern India

Neatly-stacked dried cow dung, hand-formed into pats to be used for fuel for cooking, at a farm in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Indian family making bricks made from mud clay at Khore Bricks Factory, Rajasthan, Northern India

Stacks of turf, in process called footing, drying on peat bog, by Lough Inagh near Recess in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Stacked peat in turf bog on the Old Bog Road near Roundstone, Connemara, County Galway

Neatly-stacked dried cow dung, hand-formed into pats to be used for fuel for cooking, at a farm in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Indian family forming bricks made from mud clay at Khore Bricks Factory, Rajasthan, Northern India

Stacked peat in turf bog on the Old Bog Road near Roundstone, Connemara, County Galway

Stacks of turf, in a process called footing, drying on peat bog, by Lough Inagh, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Turf cut by machine laid out to dry at Mountrivers peat bog, County Clare, West of Ireland

Stacked peat in turf bog on the Old Bog Road near Roundstone, Connemara, County Galway

Stacked peat in turf bog on the Old Bog Road near Roundstone, Connemara, County Galway

Turf laid out to dry at Mountrivers peat bog, County Clare, West of Ireland

Laundry hanging out to dry in Zi Zhong Road, the old French Concession Quarter of Shanghai, China

Laundry hanging out to dry in Zi Zhong Road, the old French Concession Quarter of Shanghai, China

Firemen pump water out of flooded home in Naunton, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Air drying fish heads in Iceland. In this traditional food production process they are left hanging from poles until fully dried out.

A cocoa farmer spreading cocoa beans out to dry at his farm, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Two cocoa farmers lay out their cocoa beans on bamboo matting to dry in the sun, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Octopi hung out to dry, Nerja, Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

A boy looks at some small fish he has hung out to dry, Uganda, Africa

Stacked peat in turf bog on the Old Bog Road near Roundstone, Connemara, County Galway

Stacked peat in turf bog on the Old Bog Road near Roundstone, Connemara, County Galway

River runs through valleys of Karokoram Mountains, Skardu Valley, North Pakistan

Drying cocoa beans, the shelves being wheeled out in dry weather, back under cover again if it rains, Dougaldston Estate, Grenada, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A farmer and his wife and son put their chillies out to dry in the sun, Ethiopia, Africa

Washing out to dry, back lane off Garibaldi Street, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Washing hanging out to dry in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei,

A Xhosa woman hangs out her washing to dry in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This is an area along the Coffee Bay road in a region formerly known as the Transkei,

Spreading shrimps out to dry in the village of Kompong Phluk, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Salmon caught by Eskimo fishermen hanging out to dry at Kotzebue, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Mudcracks in the Coto Donana, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) portrait on old pier support. Taken at the top of Loch Etive in Glen Etive on an old pier. Shags feathers are not fully waterproof so they spend a lot of time preening and drying out of the water , Scotland

Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) portrait on old pier support. Taken at the top of Loch Etive in Glen Etive on an old pier. Shags feathers are not fully waterproof so they spend a lot of time preening and drying out of the water. Scotland

Cod fish cleaned and drying out in the small fishing town of ò in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway. This town has the shortest name of any town in the world!

street scene, in Dasaswamedh Ghat, Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Tending the Laundry for drying, Dasaswamedh Ghat, in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Tending the Laundry for drying, Dasaswamedh Ghat, in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Tending the Laundry for drying, Dasaswamedh Ghat, in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Hot red chillies drying in the sun at the street market, Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang Province, Laos, Asia

Production of copra, malekula, vanuatu, south sea, oceania

Drying cocoa beans, Malekula, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Oceania

Production of copra, malekula, vanuatu, south sea, oceania

Copra drying in the oven, Malekula, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Oceania

Copra drying in the oven, Malekula, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Oceania

Women dry sambaza fish caught by singing fishermen on Lake Kivu at a roadside market, near Kagano, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa

Nutmegs laid out for drying, Caribbean nutmeg plantation, Caribbean

Hot red chillies drying in the sun at the street market, Luang Prabang, Luang Prabang Province, Laos, Asia

Brickworks, brick production near Tulear, Madagascar, Africa

Cracked mud in a dried up water hole, Painted Desert, Hopi Reservation, Navajo Nation Reservation, Arizona, Southwest, United States of America, USA, North America

Cracked mud in a dried up water hole, Painted Desert, Hopi Reservation, Navajo Nation Reservation, Arizona, Southwest, United States of America, USA, North America

Tanned and dyed animal skins, spread out on the pavement for drying, historic Medina quarter, Marrakesh, Morocco, Africa

Potter working among many pots put out for drying on Potters' Square Bhaktapur Nepal

Traditional tannery with dyeing pits, dyed leather spread out on the surrounding rooftops to dry, historic town centre or Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, Africa

Impacts of climate change, dried soil at the edge of a drying up watering hole, Gran Chaco, Salta province, Argentina, South America

Red French Bulldog dog wearing homemade bathrobe made from fleece fabric to dry faster after swimming

Red chilli peppers laid out to dry, Germany, Europe

Rajec valley, town of Cicmany with timber buildings, the paint was supposed to help against wetness and seasoning, Slovakia

Cod heads drying on wooden rack, Lofoten, Norway, Europe

Potter working among many pots put out for drying on Potters' Square Bhaktapur Nepal

Fishermen have spread out their nets at the roadside for drying, Rgoznica, central Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Adriatic coast, Croatia, Europe, PublicGround

Rajec valley, town of Cicmany with timber buildings, the paint was supposed to help against wetness and seasoning, Slovakia

Two climbers dig out their tent after a snowstorm covered them in 14k camp on Mount McKinley, Alaska. Climbers are advised to spare no expense on a expedition-quality tent as it can mean the difference between life and death during a ferocious storm on Denali. Extra poles and repair materials are important in case of damage caused by storms. Plan to take extra pickets, wands or deadmen for tent anchors. Never leave a tent without anchoring it securely. Tents are lost each year due to sudden gusts of wind while the tent was left unattended or drying. Every climbing season High Mountain Rangers of the Denali National Park Service are called to help climbers in need. If possible the patient is brought down to base camp on foot, only in life threatening conditions a helicopter is called to evacuate the patient to a hospital in Anchorage.

A mountain ranger is digging out tents after a snowstorm covered them during the night in 14k camp on Mount McKinley, Alaska. Climbers are advised to spare no expense on a expedition-quality tent as it can mean the difference between life and death during a ferocious storm on Denali. Extra poles and repair materials are important in case of damage caused by storms. Plan to take extra pickets, wands or deadmen for tent anchors. Never leave a tent without anchoring it securely. Tents are lost each year due to sudden gusts of wind while the tent was left unattended or drying. Every climbing season High Mountain Rangers of the Denali National Park Service are called to help climbers in need. If possible the patient is brought down to base camp on foot, only in life threatening conditions a helicopter is called to evacuate the patient to a hospital in Anchorage.

A worker spreads coffee beans out to dry near Socorro, Colombia.